How Japanese anime draws on religious traditions to explore themes of destiny, sacrifice and the struggle between desire and duty
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How Japanese anime draws on religious traditions to explore themes of destiny, sacrifice
Mugen Train’ blends Buddhist impermanence, Shinto philosophy and samurai ethics into a lesson on courage and suffering.