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Title:
Tukdam: Between Worlds [hoopla movie].
Publication Date:
2022
Publication Information:
[United States] : Journeyman Pictures, 2022.
Made available through hoopla
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 91 min.)) : sd., col.
Abstract:
This feature documentary explores a phenomenon that blurs life and death to an unprecedented degree. In what Tibetan Buddhists call 'tukdam', advanced meditators die in a consciously controlled manner. Though dead according to our biomedical standards, they often stay sitting upright in meditation. Remarkably, their bodies remain fresh and lifelike, without signs of decay for days, sometimes weeks after clinical death. Following ground-breaking scientific research into tukdam and taking us into intimate death stories of Tibetan meditators, the film juxtaposes scientific and Tibetan perspectives as it tries to unravel the mystery of 'tukdam'.
Performers:
Tenzin Gyatso.
Technical Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language:
Tibetan
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Audience:
Not rated.