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Aloha Buddha

(Aloha Buddha)
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Original Title : Aloha Buddha
Time : 72 Min
Genre : Documentary
Project Type : Movie
Year of release : 2011
Director : Bill Ferehawk, Dylan Robertson
Writer : No data available
Producer : Bill Ferehawk, Lorraine Minatoishi Palumbo, Dylan Robertson
Project State : completed
Origin Country/Region : United States
Original Language : English
About : This is a story of how Japanese people came to Hawaii in the late 1800's and adjusted their culture and religion to fit in a foreign land. Japanese Buddhism in Hawaii may be the most unique form of Buddhism in the world. Brought over by ...See moreThis is a story of how Japanese people came to Hawaii in the late 1800's and adjusted their culture and religion to fit in a foreign land. Japanese Buddhism in Hawaii may be the most unique form of Buddhism in the world. Brought over by immigrants who came to work on the sugar plantations, the pressure of politics, Americanization, and Christianity reshaped Japanese Buddhism in surprising and unique ways. In Hawaii, Japanese Buddhists built Indian style temples, filled them with Christian church pews, and sang modified hymns that praised the Buddha instead of Jesus. It was all done as part of the "American Way". Aloha Buddha is an epic journey that chronicles how one religion found a home in Hawaii. Written by Anonymous See less Read more: Plot summary

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