Fushidansekkyo Video Material A2-3 RM

The Reverend Shonen Sobue, having been accepted such as "Going through all sorts of tribulations, his life is earnestly devoted to preaching" and "The legitimate preacher who still carries on Fushidansekkyo, which was traditional in Japanese Buddhism, in the modern age, his excellent expressiveness with his distinctive beautiful voice has, today, the enormous reputation of the best in Japan," who lived a full life with his mission completed in January, 1996, is a genuine preacher of the Otani branch of the Shin denomination and a distinguished person of religion. The Reverend Shonen is never an entertainer. Yet that the reverend accurately hands down Fushidansekkyo that is the origin of Japanese talking performances (rakugo [Japanese sit-down comedy], kodan [historical narrative], rokyoku [recitation of stories with samisen] and so forth) to the present day and that his virtuoso preaching is premised on all the conditions as a traditional preacher and it is the emergence of a "true figure of Ho Gei Ichinyo " [Literally speaking, that the "Dharma" and the "Art" become unity, and thereby amount to nothing less than the "Dharma" = the "Art."] possess high cultural-historical value and great significance in the history of the Japanese performing arts.

(omit the preceding part) "...A rakugoka [Japanese sit-down comedy artist] came to listen to my sermon, and then came to the parlor and said, 'You are all happy.' 'What do you mean?' I asked, and he said, 'We don't have any background. We have nothing, no Buddha, nada. People listen to us only if we talk very well. Failing that, nobody comes. But, there is Buddha for you. No matter what subjects you may be on, people are thrilled to listen to you. You are favored.' 'Well, nothing is left if Amida Buddha is taken away from me, I am quite happy' was what I thought. So, a bit of this and that, in diverse ways, there were problems and, uh, unpleasant things, but, for all that, Buddha would make everything come together. So, that's it, [Amida Buddha is every reason] why I have been able to keep up until today."

Nothing is left...

A2-3 Video RM

A2-3 The Reverend Shonen Sobue's answer to my 1st and 2nd questions at Yurinji Temple on the 16th of September, 1992.

Kind: RealPlayer Media
Bandwidth: 100.0 Kbps
Stream Codec: RealVideo 10, Bitrate: 80.0 Kbps
Frame Rate: 15.0 fps
Data Size: 1.1 MB
Duration: 00:01:31.6

Audio Video Material A2-1, A2-2, A2-3, A1, A3-3, S1, S2 and S3 :
The Reverend Shonen Sobue
I have selected several scenes as to the preacher of the Shin Buddhism in Japan, the Reverend Shonen Sobue, from an original two hours video Hi8 tape on which I recorded his edification and Fushidansekkyo delivered in the main hall of Yurin Temple (Yurinji), Nagoya, Japan in 1992, and I have made QuickTime Movie (.mov) files, RealPlayer Media (.rm) files and audio (.aif, .mp3) files.

A2-1: About Tune [Cadence] (.mov, .rm, .aif, .mp3)

A2-2: About his first preaching at the age of 8 (.mov, .rm, .aif, .mp3)

A2-3: "Nothing is left if Amida Buddha is taken away from me." (.mov, .rm, .aif, .mp3)

A1: About the frame of mind when he decided to be a "preacher" that shepherds the people (.mov, .rm, .aif, .mp3)

A3-3: About the "beautiful voice," the narrative power and the tune (.mov, .rm, .aif, .mp3)

S1: Fushidansekkyo from "Shinran Shonin den": Resting his head on a stone in the snow (.mov, .rm, .aif, .mp3)

S2: Fushidansekkyo from "Shinran Shonin den": Refusing to receive his own son Zenran (.mov, .rm, .aif, .mp3)

S3: Fushidansekkyo from "Shinran Shonin den": Mountain priest Bennen O my heart was changed forever (.mov, .rm, .aif, .mp3)

Fushidansekkyo Video Material A2-3 RM

A2-3 RM Nothing is left if Amida Buddha is taken away from me