Yogetsu Akasaka, a Japanese musician and formally trained Buddhist monk has become a viral phenomenon. FMTNews FMTLifestyle Beatboxing
Yogetsu Akasaka ‘Heart Sutra Looping Remix’ has been viewed on YouTube more than half a million times since it was posted in May.
His Heart Sutra Looping Remix, featuring the 37-year-old dressed in the formal robes worn by Buddhist monks at funerals, has been viewed on YouTube more than half a million times since it was posted in May. “It was all cancelled. So I had no job, I had no income. And to me, it was really a pain, but at the same time, I thought it was a really good opportunity to think about myself or to think about the future of Buddhism,” he told AFP.
“In Japan, it’s very common that the son of a priest succeeds their father… And so my father sometimes asked me if I wanted to become a monk and succeed him. And I would say no, I was not interested in it,” he said. Recently he has organised livestreaming sessions of his music, soliciting donations to help see him through the pandemic.
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