Zen with Taijun Namiki Ep.1 | The History & Philosophy of Rinzai Zen Buddhism

What does it mean to sit in silence for 700 years? Rinzai Zen Buddhism arrived in Japan in the 12th century — and at Kinryuji Temple in Asakusa, that silence has never stopped. Taijun Namiki, Head Priest and director of the Tokyo Zen Center, traces the lineage of Rinzai Zen from its origins in Tang Dynasty China, through the samurai culture that embraced it, to the living practice that exists here today. This episode explores the history of Zen as a discipline not of escape, but of direct encounter — with the present moment, with the self, and with what remains when everything else is stripped away. 🧘 Watch Ep.2 — The Priest → Coming Soon — Wed, July 9 at 10pm JST 🧘 Watch Ep.3 — The Experience → Coming Soon — Fri, July 11 at 10pm JST 🎬 See the full series →    • Zen with Taijun Namiki | Rinzai Zen Buddhi...   🎬 Exclusive | Behind the Scenes → Coming Soon 📖 Read the Interview → Coming Soon Discover this experience and others like it at www.bespoke-discovery.com ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ About Bespoke Discovery ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Bespoke Discovery invites you into the hidden world of Japan's most extraordinary artisans, traditions, and cultural experiences — rarely seen, never forgotten. 🌐 www.bespoke-discovery.com 📍 Based in Japan | Serving discerning travelers worldwide #RinzaiZen #ZenBuddhism #TaijunNamiki #Kinryuji #HiddenJapan #ZenMeditation #LuxuryTravel #JapanTravel #Asakusa #BespokeDiscovery #JapaneseCulture #Zazen