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Certes, le choix de ce film peut paraître un peu étonnant, mais ce film m'est resté dans la mémoire depuis plus de 10 ans, intact et je ne parvenais pas à le retrouver tant son titre est bizarre... Le voilà disponible sur YouTube, quel cadeau... https://youtu.be/mvyqPHvhhwc Pourquoi le Bodi Dharma est-il parti vers l'Est? “A meditative film dealing with Seon Buddhist views on life, Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? follows the lives of three Buddhist monks: a child, an adult, and an old man. This film is largely about two Zen koans. The koans are: What is my original face before my mother and father were conceived?, and (In death,) where does the master of my being go? The film's title, although not explained literally in the film, is a reference to Bodhidharma, a 6th-century Buddhist monk from India who transmitted Zen to China. The question, "Why has Bodhi-Dharma left for the east," is echoed by the young boy's question, "Why have we all lef...