Here is the BBC article:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7148053.stm
But in Japan, a group of Buddhist monks are trying to change that. They have secured a regular spot at a jazz bar where they seek to enlighten and entertain.
“Many Japanese don’t want to come to temple,” Hogen Natori says. He is standing behind the bar where he has lit up a cigarette as he chats with the drinkers.
“They think Buddhism is very difficult, and deep and serious, but Buddhism is much more than that - exciting, funny even. I want to spread this kind of teaching.”
He feels people are more receptive in a bar, when they are drinking and with friends.
