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Satori

The video entitled Satori explores the three religious traditions of Japan.

Watch the video and address the following:

1. Which three religions coexist in Japan?

2. What is the meaning of satori? With which of the three religions is it identified?

3. What are the some of the principle ideas of Zen Buddhism as depicted in the video?

4. What is matsuri? What is the purpose of a festival like “naked day?” What are

some of the matsuri in the video?

5. How do the teachings of the three religions work into the Japanese work place and the daily lives of the Japanese people?

6. Get two quotations from the video that you think are particularly significant.