A 37-minute tour through the human life cycle and into the afterworld as depicted in a mandala that itinerant Buddhist nuns used as a preaching aid in early modern Japan. Scenes from the man... Read allA 37-minute tour through the human life cycle and into the afterworld as depicted in a mandala that itinerant Buddhist nuns used as a preaching aid in early modern Japan. Scenes from the mandala are intercut with scenes of everyday life in Edo, Japan's premodern capitol.A 37-minute tour through the human life cycle and into the afterworld as depicted in a mandala that itinerant Buddhist nuns used as a preaching aid in early modern Japan. Scenes from the mandala are intercut with scenes of everyday life in Edo, Japan's premodern capitol.