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  • The Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Great Liberation (1994)
  • 45 min | Documentary
The Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Great Liberation (1994)
45 min | Documentary
The Tibetan Book of the Dead is a two-part series that explores ancient teachings on death and dying. It was filmed over a four-month period on location in the Himalayas where the original text still yields an essential influence over ...See moreThe Tibetan Book of the Dead is a two-part series that explores ancient teachings on death and dying. It was filmed over a four-month period on location in the Himalayas where the original text still yields an essential influence over people's views of life and death. The Great Liberation, is a docudrama which, in the company of an old Buddhist lama and a 13-year-old novice monk, leads us into the very foundations of Buddhist philosophy--the search for compassion and truth. Pema Choden, the lama, and Tubten, the young monk, read from the texts of The Tibetan Book of the Dead as they conduct the 49 days of final rites for a deceased Himalayan villager. We must all face the death of somebody we love, as well as our own death. This film helps us to prepare for these inevitabilities. Written by NFB See less
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Directors
Yukari Hayashi (director: NHK) | Barrie McLean (director: NFB) (as Barrie Angus McLean) | Hiroaki Mori (director: NHK)
Writers
Shinichi Nakazawa (script: NHK) | Douglas J. Penick (narration: NFB) (as Douglas Penick)
Producers
Atsunori Kawamura (producer: NHK) | Kaoyuki Kibe (producer: Mistral Films) (as Naoyuki Kibe) | Barrie McLean (producer: NFB) (as Barrie Angus McLean) | David Verrall (producer: NFB)
Composer
Toshiyuki Honda (music: NHK)
Cinematographers
Syuji Kawashita (camera: NHK) (as Shuji Kawashita) | Hideo Saito (camera: NHK)
Editors
Judith Merritt (editor: NFB) | Mitsunori Morimoto (editor: NHK) | David Verrall (editor: NFB)
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Updated Nov 6, 2009
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Nov 6, 2009 (Poland)

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