Blessings
A touching and inspiring film documenting a visit to Tibet by a group of Tsoknyi Rinpoche nuns alongside Western women students.
Director: Victress Hitchcock
Cast includes: richard gere
90 mins /2009 / USA / English and Tibetan with English subtitles
The Tsoknyi Nangchen Nuns of Tibet practice a yogic traditions initiated by the first Tsoknyi Rinpoche in the 1800s. All their nunneries were destroyed during the Chinese Cultural Revolution, but a handful of survivors persisted and have rebuilt some of their sanctuaries by hand.
Their tradition is once again thriving. The film documents a visit to Tibet by the current Tsoknyi Rinpoche along with a group of Western women students, and features him, Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, and Tsultrim Allione, plus rare footage of Sherab Zangmo, a nun who went into hiding, stayed in retreat for 20 years and emerged after conditions improved to teach and inspire until her death.
This film is F-Rated. The F-Rating is applied to all films which are directed by women and/or written by women. Find out more about F-Rating.
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