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- catalog abstract "A text unique to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, the Book of the dead is an essential teaching that is read aloud to dying persons as they pass from this life to the next. Documents the history of the Book of the Dead and explores its traditional application in Ladakh, northern India, as well as its use in hospices in Europe and North America. Filmed on location over a four-month period, the film uses footage of the rites and liturgies performed for a recently deceased Ladakhi elder. Includes an interview with the Dalai Lama, who shares his views on the book's meaning and importance.".
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- catalog coverage "Ladākh (India) Religious life and customs.".
- catalog created "[1994]".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "[1994]".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "[1994]".
- catalog description "A text unique to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, the Book of the dead is an essential teaching that is read aloud to dying persons as they pass from this life to the next. Documents the history of the Book of the Dead and explores its traditional application in Ladakh, northern India, as well as its use in hospices in Europe and North America. Filmed on location over a four-month period, the film uses footage of the rites and liturgies performed for a recently deceased Ladakhi elder. Includes an interview with the Dalai Lama, who shares his views on the book's meaning and importance.".
- catalog description "For NHK Japan, Special Program Division: music, Toshiyuki Honda ; camera, Hideo Saito ; editor, Masaharu Yoshioka ; director, Yukari Hayashi. For National Film Board of Canada: director, Barrie Angus McLean ; editors, Judith Merritt, David Verrall.".
- catalog description "Narrator, Leonard Cohen.".
- catalog description "VHS.".
- catalog description "pt. 1. Way of life --- pt. 2. The great liberation.".
- catalog extent "2 videocassettes (45 min. each) :".
- catalog identifier "0772205191 (pt. 1)".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "[1994]".
- catalog language "Closed captioned in English.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "[s.l]: National Film Board of Canada,".
- catalog requires "VHS.".
- catalog spatial "India Ladākh.".
- catalog spatial "Ladākh (India) Religious life and customs.".
- catalog subject "Buddhism India Ladākh.".
- catalog subject "Death Religious aspects Buddhism Early works to 1800.".
- catalog subject "Funeral rites and ceremonies, Buddhist Early works to 1800.".
- catalog subject "Intermediate state Buddhism Early works to 1800.".
- catalog subject "Karma-gliṅ-pa, active 14th century. Bar do thos grol.".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. 1. Way of life --- pt. 2. The great liberation.".
- catalog title "The Tibetan book of the dead [videorecording] / written by Shinichi Nakaza & Douglas Penick ; produced by Atsunori Kawamura & David Verrall ; a co-production between NHK of Japan, Mistral Film of France and the National Film Board of Canada.".
- catalog type "image".