| Description |
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Documentary. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 0, full screen (1.33:1), NTSC. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Performer |
Narrator, Leonard Cohen. |
| Credits |
Camera, Hideo Saito, Shuji Kawashita ; editors, Mitsunori Morimoto, Judith Merritt, David Verrall ; music, Toshiyuki Honda ; animation, Ishu Patel. |
| Note |
Originally released in 1994. |
| Summary |
An ancient source of strength and guidance. Remains an essential teaching originating in the spiritual cultures of the Himalayas. Reveals the history and examines its traditional use in northern India, as well as its acceptance in Western hospices. Follows an old lama and his novice monk as they guide a Himalayan villager into the afterlife. The soul's 49-day journey towards rebirth is envisioned through actual photography of rarely seen Buddhist rituals. |
| Contents |
Part 1: A way of life -- Part 2: The great liberation. |
| Note |
Special features: "The trap:" see what happens when Buddhist teachings are applied in a Nova Scotian fishing village, documentary (20 min.). |
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GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Death -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism.
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Intermediate state -- Buddhism.
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Karma-gliṅ-pa, active 14th century. Bar do thos grol.
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Tibetan book of the dead.
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Buddhist eschatology.
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Future life -- Buddhism.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Kawamura, Atsunori, 1948-
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Kibe, Naoyuki.
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McLean, Barrie Angus, 1933-
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Verrall, David.
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Nakazawa, Shinichi.
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Mori, Hiroaki.
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Hayashi, Yukari, 1964-
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Cohen, Leonard, 1934-2016
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Honda, Toshiyuki, 1957-
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National Film Board of Canada.
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Alive Mind Media.
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Lorber HT Digital.
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| ISBN |
0982253605 |
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9780982253601 |
| Standard No. |
718122565078 |
| Music No. |
ALV-DV-23 Alive Mind |
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