The Tibetan Book of the Dead: A Way of Life

This two-part series 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. A Way of Life contains footage of the rites and liturgies surrounding and following the death of a Ladakhi elder. The Dalai Lama explains his own feelings about death, while other scenes within a palliative care hospice in San Francisco depicts the use of the texts to counsel dying AIDS patients. This film, by revealing ancient teachings on how to think about death and dying, can be a valuable source of counsel and comfor

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Film Credit

music
Toshiyuki Honda
camera
Hideo Saito
editor
Masaharu Yoshioka
sound effects
Masayuki Onoe
re-recording
Yoshinori Kawabata
director
Yukari Hayashi
producer
Atsunori Kawamura
narrator
Leonard Cohen
consultant - narration
Douglas Penick
director
Barrie McLean
editor
Judith Merritt
David Verrall
re-recording
Jean-Pierre Joutel
producer
Barrie McLean
David Verrall
participation
Dalai Lama
Ram Dass
Dale Borglum

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