Buddhism in Princess Mononoke


The overall Buddhist theme in this film is that humans experience suffering from bad karma that they earn over the years. With this being said, there is a very key concept of asceticism and Awakening in the film that is relative to the writings and teachings of Buddhism. Asceticism is the idea that an individual can maintain severe self-discipline and can avoid all forms of indulgence. Although Ashitaka, the protagonist of the film, was directed not to leave the village, he still left knowing that this would be challenging and potentially detrimental to his life. Because of this big step he took though, he was able to attain enlightenment through his ascetic experiences. These helped him because he was able to test himself and find out that he truly was fit to reach enlightenment which is the same in Buddhism. You take the necessary steps and if you succeed and prove your worth, you can reach enlightenment.

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