Buddhism as Cinematic Experience and Practice

This roundtable queries the act of viewing and making films as embodied Buddhist practices. Film viewing could be a Buddhist practice that is done individually, in groups, in conversation, and on various occasions. Film viewing also entails multisensory experiences that could lend themselves to a new mode of practicing Buddhism. Filmmaking, on the other hand, not only serves to depict Buddhism on screen, but could itself be a cinematic way of practicing Buddhism that moves beyond its conventional textual, oral, and cultural practices.