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Le livre des morts tibétain - Un mode de vie

Dans ce premier film de la série, nous assistons aux rites et cérémonies qui entourent et suivent la mort d'un vieil homme du Ladakh, bien au-delà de sa crémation. Le dalaï-lama nous parle ensuite de sa propre perception de la mort, tandis que dans un centre de soins palliatifs, nous découvrons comment les textes bouddhiques aident les mourants, démontrant ainsi que cette doctrine basée sur la compassion est universelle et peut apporter soutien et réconfort.

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Dans ce premier film de la série, nous assistons aux rites et cérémonies qui entourent et suivent la mort d'un vieil homme du Ladakh, bien au-delà de sa crémation. Le dalaï-lama nous parle ensuite de sa propre perception de la mort, tandis que dans un centre de soins palliatifs, nous découvrons comment les textes bouddhiques aident les mourants, démontrant ainsi que cette doctrine basée sur la compassion est universelle et peut apporter soutien et réconfort.

  • director
    Yukari Hayashi
    Barrie McLean
  • producer
    Atsunori Kawamura
    Barrie McLean
    David Verrall
    Jacques Vallée
  • camera
    Hideo Saito
  • editing
    Masaharu Yoshioka
    Judith Merritt
    David Verrall
  • sound editing
    Gilles Quintal
  • sound mixer
    Yoshinori Kawabata
    Jean Paul Vialard
    Jean-Pierre Joutel
  • narration
    Jacques Languirand
  • music
    Toshiyuki Honda
  • participation
    Dalai Lama
    Ram Dass
    Dale Borglum

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Ages 15 to 17
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This marvellous film will lead to fascinating talks on a sensitive topic. What is death and how do we prepare for it? How do we view death in the Western world? Ask students to write their own Book of the Dead. What will they include in it? How do we understand the transition between life and death?

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