The Tibetan Book of the Dead: A Way of Life & The Great Liberation
1994, English. Directed by Barrie McLean & Hiroaki Mori & Yukari Hayashi.
Narrated by Leonard Cohen, this two-part series explores ancient teachings on death and dying and boldly visualises the afterlife according to Tibetan philosophy. Tibetan Buddhists believe that after a person dies, they enter a state of "bardo" for 49 days until a rebirth. Program 1, The Tibetan Book of the Dead: A Way of Life documents the history of The Tibetan Book of the Dead, tracing the book's acceptance and use in Europe and North America. Program 2, The Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Great Liberation observes an old Buddhist lama and a 13-year-old novice monk as they guide a deceased person into the afterlife.
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- 1h 31m
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- 4 June 1994
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- United States of America, India, Japan, France, Canada
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The Tibetan Book of the Dead: A Way of Life & The Great Liberation (1994) was directed by Barrie McLean and Hiroaki Mori and Yukari Hayashi and stars Leonard Cohen, Tenzin Gyatso, Ram Dass.