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Robert A.F. Thurman on Tibet : Robert A.F. Thurman on Buddhism
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[Disc 1] (On Tibet) Robert A.F. Thurman presents lectures on the history of Tibet and the role of Tibetan Buddhism from ancient times to the present. [Disc 2] (Buddhism) Thurman discusses the Buddh...
[Disc 1] (On Tibet) Robert A.F. Thurman presents lectures on the history of Tibet and the role of Tibetan Buddhism from ancient times to the present. [Disc 2] (Buddhism) Thurman discusses the Buddha in the world and the difficulties and methods of becoming one; the four noble truths, the three wheels of Dharma, the three vehicles, and the metaphor of the turning of the wheel of Dharma; and the Sanga, or community of those who try to live according to the Dharma.
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- Creator
- Tibet House New York and Mystic Fire Video present ; produced by Sheldon Rochlin
- Other Title
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- Additional title on container: Robert A.F. Thurman collection
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- New York : Mystic Fire Video : [Distributed by] Wellspring, [2002]
- ©2002
- Physical Details
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- 2 videodiscs (460 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
- ISBNs
- 9781561764655, 1561764655
- OCLC
- ocm50193548
- Credits
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- Lecturer: Robert A.F. Thurman
- Special features: interactive menus, scene access, biography, bibliography, weblinks.
- "The event was co-sponsored by the New York Open Center and Tibet House New York."--Cover.
- DVD.
- [Disc 1] (On Tibet): part 1. The ancient kings and the arrival of the Dharma ; part 2. The later spread of the Dharma : Saints, sages and adepts ; part 3. The Dharma state : Tibetan lamas, modernity and the 21st century. -- [Disc 2] (Buddhism): part 1. The Buddha ; part 2. The Dharma part 3. The Sanga