The Seven Year Pilgrimage to Enlightenment

Directed by Ivan Olita · 2017

An episode of NOWNESS's Endurance Test series follows the Tendai monks of Mount Hiei and Kaihōgyō, a gruelling 1,000-day walking pilgrimage few have ever completed.

A rare, meditative look at one of the most extreme spiritual practices on earth.

For our latest episode of Endurance Test, LA-based director Ivan Olita explores the spiritual practice of Kaihōgyō, performed by the monks of Mount Hiei, Japan. The 1000-Day pilgrimage has been completed by less than 50

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