==PBS - Sacred Journeys (2014) Part 2 Shikoku== [[http://forums.mvgroup.org/index.php?showtopic=59654|PBS - Sacred Journeys (2014) Part 2 Shikoku]] {{:hdimage.jpg?20|}} {{http://forums.mvgroup.org/release.images/karmax264/pPBS3-19172551dt.jpg?200&nolink|}} In this landmark series, New York Times best-selling author Bruce Feiler travels with American pilgrims on six historic pilgrimages. They set out from the ordinary and seek the extraordinary on journeys to spectacular places: Lourdes, France; southern Japan; Jerusalem; Mecca; the Ganges in India; and Nigeria. Unprecedented in scope, Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler will forever change how you view your own spiritual journey. {{http://forums.mvgroup.org/release.images/karmax264/vlcsnap-2015-01-06-09h13m42s193.jpg?200&nolink }}**Part 2: Shikoku** The Japanese island of Shikoku is the birthplace of the most revered figure in Japanese Buddhism, the monk and teacher Kobo-Daishi, who brought a populist form of Buddhism to Japan from China in the 9th century. For hundreds of years, a 750-mile pilgrimage route has circled this mountainous island, connecting 88 separate temples and shrines that claim connection to Daishi, also known as the Great Master. Each leg of the journey represents a stage of the path to nirvana: awakening, austerity and discipline, enlightenment, and nirvana. ==See Also== {{http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/sacredjourneys/content/home/|PBS Site}} ==Trailer== ,,Full Version Available Upon Request,, {{ youtube>Jpjhw_YrPQE }} ==Full Version== \\ \\ ,,The availability of this link might be uncertain!,,\\ ,,Full version is available upon request.,, {{ youtube>9EtU1_NblNc }} \\ \\ \\ {{tag>Society Religion Pholosophy Faith PBS SER PBS_-_Sacred_Journeys_(2014) FF 2014 Ar01/15 Name}}