The Dalai Lama and the rituals of reincarnation
- Date
2003
- Summary
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Explains the complex process of identifying a reincarnated Dalai Lama against the backdrop of Tibetan power politics and Chinese expansion. Examines the history of the institution of the Dalai Lama from Sonam Gyatso's successor up to the exile of Dalai Lama XIV.; Birth of a god, the Dalai lama"--Container.
- Contributors
Mendez, Binky; Chatterji, Kutu; Simons, Diet
- Publishers
Klass (Firm); Films for the Humanities (Firm)
- Subjects
Asian Culture; Chinese Culture; Tibetan Culture; Religion; Government, Law, Politics; Asian Studies; Religion, Philosophy; Government, Law, Politics; Dalai lamas History; Reincarnate lamas; Reincarnation Buddhism; Buddhism China Tibet; Tibet (China) History; Tibet (China) Religion
- Locations
North America; United States; New Jersey
- Collection
Films@UM
- Unit
Distinctive Media Collections
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- In Copyright
- Terms of Use
Access is restricted to patrons at the University of Maryland.
- Physical Description
46 minutes; color
- Notes
Access
Access condition: campus-only.
- Other Identifiers
Filename: lms-090316; Fedora 2 PID: umd:2072; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/1153; OCLC: ocm52279605; Catalog Key: alephsys003126412; Catalog Key: FFH 10333
Access Restrictions
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