Title The Tibetan book of the dead : a way of life ; the great liberation / a co-production of NHK/NHK Creative of Japan, Mistral Film of France, and National Film Board of Canada ; producers, Atsunori Kawamura, Barrie Angus McLean, David Verrall ; directors, Hiroaki Mori, Yukari Hayashi, Barrie Angus McLean.

Publication Info.	New York : Wellspring Media, 2003.
	1994.

Copies

Location	Call No.	Status
Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department	DVD 294.3423 TIBETAN	Check Shelf
South Windsor Public Library - Audio-Visual Materials	DVD 294.3423 T43	Check Shelf

Description	1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Credits	Animation director Ishu Patel; electonic imaging: Eve Ramboz; written by Shinichi Nakazawa & Douglas Penick; produced by Atsunori Kawamura & David Verrall; narrator, Leonard Cohen.
Summary	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 patients.
System Details	DVD.
Language	Closed-captioned.
Note	GMD: videorecording.
Subject	Karma-gliṅ-pa, active 14th century. Bar do thos grol.
	Buddhism -- India -- Ladākh.
	Death -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism.
	Buddhist funeral rites and ceremonies.
	Ladākh (India) -- Religious life and customs.
Added Author	Cohen, Leonard, 1934-2016
	Hayashi, Yukari, 1964-
	McLean, Barrie Angus, 1933-
	Mota, Hiroaki.
	Kawamura, Atsunori, 1948-
	Verrall, David.
	Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai.
	Mistral Film (Firm)
	National Film Board of Canada.
	Wellspring Media.
Added Title	Way of life
	Great liberation
ISBN	158350222X
Standard No.	790658007734
Music No.	WSP773 Wellspring

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