Ep. 204
The Usefulness of the Useless and the Acolyte
📅 April 9, 1980🕐 25 min
Synopsis
Mannen, a brilliant young monk from Shōshōji Temple, stays briefly at Ankokuji. Arrogant and dismissive, he looks down on everyone as mediocre, infuriating them all. Ikkyū attempts to teach him the Zen principle that nothing in this world is truly valueless. But...