The Tibetan book of the dead

The Tibetan book of the dead

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Documentary containing remarkable footage of the rites and liturgies surrounding and following the death of a Ladakhi elder. The Dalai Lama explains his own feelings about death, while other scenes within a palliative care hospice in San Francisco depict the use of the texts to counsel dying patient...

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Corporate Authors: Mistral Film (Firm), National Film Board of Canada, Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai, Wellspring Media
Other Authors: Cohen, Leonard, 1934-2016, Hayashi, Yukari, 1964-, Kawamura, Atsunori, 1948-, McLean, Barrie Angus, 1933-, Mori, Hiroaki, Verrall, David
Format: Unknown
Language:English
Published: New York : Wellspring Media, 2003
New York, N.Y. : Wellspring Media : distributed by WinStar TV & Video, c1994
Subjects:
Karma-gliṅ-pa, > active 14th century > Bar do thos grol
Buddhism > India > Ladākh
Buddhist funeral rites and ceremonies
Death > Religious aspects > Buddhism
Ladākh (India) > Religious life and customs

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Call Number: ISIL:US-CST
MARC Holdings
ZDVD 8935
ZVC 15669 PT.1
ZVC 15669 PT.2

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