Journey Into Buddhism: Vajra Sky Over Tibet
by John Bush
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Actor: Tenzin L. ChoegyalDirector: John Bush
Brand: PBS
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 89 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-09-04
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: PBS
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Summary: 5 Stars
Journey Into Buddhism: Vajra Sky Over Tibet
This is a powerful DVD that tells a story of what was once a wonderful country and nation; TIBET.
It deals, poignantly, with what has happened to Tibet and its people since the disastrous invasion by the Communists in 1950's and the departure of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of the nation, to India in 1959.
Many of the Tibetans that are left (only a fraction after the myriad of purge's and pogroms against their way of life), still pursue their simple spiritual way and the producers of the movie capture this beautifully in a segment at the Jhokang temple, a sacred shrine to the Tibetan form of Buddhism.
The barbarism of the communists and their system is exemplified in a segment on Shigatse, the home of the second-highest-ranking lama in Tibet, the Panchen Lama. The 10th's name was Choekyi Gyaltsen, and he is described as becoming important to the people when His Holiness escaped to India. The narrator explains that during the Cultural Revolution he was imprisoned for a period of ten years after which time he was released but held under house arrest in Beijing until 1982 when he was allowed to return home where he mysteriously grew ill and died. The narrator points out that the conjecture at the time was that he had been poisoned after giving a speech critical of the Chinese occupation.
The story continues that following his unexpected death in 1989. A search for his reincarnation was undertaken and the head of the search committee and after communicating with the Dalai Lama, recognized Gedhun Choekyi Nyima as the new (11th) Panchen Lama. Apparently shortly afterwards the Chinese authorities spirited him away and announced that Gyancain Norbu would in fact be the new Panchen Lama. To this day the whereabouts of the boy, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima and his family are unknown and the narrator comments that the Tibetan Government in exile claim that he is "youngest political prisoner in the world".
All in all a wonderful DVD beautifully filmed and photographed, with a sound track that is truly remarkable.
Bernie Watts
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Description of Journey Into Buddhism: Vajra Sky Over Tibet
Vajra is the Sanskrit word signifying the thunderbolt of illumination, and yatra is the word for pilgrimage or spiritual journey. This enthralling documentary offers a cinematic pilgrimage to central Tibet, bearing witness to the indomitable faith of its endangered Buddhist community and the imminent threat to its very survival. A film by John Bush.Bestsellers in DVD
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