RT Article
T1 Crafting Cinema in the Buddhist Contemplative Gaze
JF Religions
VO 10
IS 4
SP 1
OP 9
A1 Burger, Edward A.
LA English
PB MDPI
YR 2019
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1671406206
AB In this essay, I discuss the evolution of my approach to creating Buddhist contemplative cinema. I begin, by way of personal anecdotes, defining my approach to Buddhist life and the evolution of what I will call the "Buddhist contemplative gaze"-a fundamental shift in perspective shaped by the Buddhist meditation experience. I continue with a discussion of Buddhist art and the distinctive multidimensional quality of the cinema-viewing experience that makes it suitable for celebrating, sharing, and exploring the Buddhist contemplative experience. I trace how my work and life as a Buddhist and a filmmaker come together in this working approach as an artist. The final section of the essay includes reflections on my film, ONE MIND, as an experiment in crafting cinema in the Buddhist contemplative gaze.
K1 Buddhism and Film
K1 Buddhist cinema
K1 contemplative film
K1 contemplative gaze
K1 devotional cinema
K1 transcendental style in film
DO 10.3390/rel10040253