The Tibetan Book of the Dead: A Way of Life
1994 · 46 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 283 VOTES · DIR. Barrie McLean, Yukari Hayashi, Hiroaki Mori
Overview
Narrated by Leonard Cohen, this two-part series explores ancient teachings on death and dying and boldly visualises the afterlife according to Tibetan philosophy. Tibetan Buddhists believe that after a person dies, they enter a state of "bardo" for 49 days until a rebirth. Program 1, The Tibetan Book of the Dead: A Way of Life documents the history of The Tibetan Book of the Dead, tracing the book's acceptance and use in Europe and North America. Program 2, The Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Great Liberation observes an old Buddhist lama and a 13-year-old novice monk as they guide a deceased person into the afterlife.
Dialogue Timeline — 361 lines
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00:00:22 The Tibetan Book of the Dead: A Way of Life
00:01:50 they pray that all who suffer in this world may find refuge
00:03:29 In this way, it is possible to find freedom from confusion and fear.
00:05:10 Kept carefully wrapped, this text, like most traditional Tibetan books
00:07:08 "Oh son of noble family, now is a time for you to seek a path.
00:08:47 he will return to the human realm."
00:09:58 and an error of the universe somehow.
00:11:24 This hospice serves people who are expected to die within 6 months.
00:12:26 "That would be very nice, such...
00:14:24 Let your consciousness rise upward through your abdomen, upward through your body
00:17:48 The blood on the head gives an indication that the ceremony has gone well.
00:21:33 "I haven't done anything bad, so I'm not afraid to die."
00:23:01 The only money in his village came from the sale of the handicrafts to the caravans
00:24:28 keep these thought in your consciousness and go forward.
00:26:06 Recognize them as the projections of your own mind.
00:30:56 2 days later, Paldem Sering's sons carry his ashes up to the mountain
00:33:10 After his formal recognition, he was rigorously trained and assumed
00:34:45 and was discovered in Song Crapa's own village.
00:36:45 Sera, formerly a major monastery in Tibet
00:39:01 I feel that Paldem Sering has found a human birth.
00:40:21 Dissolving into your heart.
00:41:35 "Something which difficult to handle.
00:42:35 to deal with the death process
00:46:37 Nonetheless, in those countries where it is still practiced, it is a source of guidance and strength.