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The mystical spirit of the East : masters and disciples / written and directed by Sergio Giordani ; Dreamtime Productions and Sleeping Giant Productions, in association with RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana...[and others].
LIBRA DVD 001 066
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Return of the gods: a global search for mystical meaning.
- The return of the gods
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935-.
- Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho.
- Nhất Hạnh, Thích.
- Nhất Hạnh.
- Hinduism.
- Buddhism.
- Tantric Buddhism.
- Zen Buddhism.
- Shinto.
- Genre:
- Television programs.
- Documentary television programs.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (53 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2003]
- System Details:
- DVD.
- digital
- optical
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- "Filmed on location in India, Japan, and elsewhere, this program provides insights into Hinduism; Mahayana, Hinayana, Tantric, and Zen Buddhism; and Shintoism. Religious leaders including 112-year-old Sri Swami Shivananda, deputy director of the Divine Life Society; Master Thich Nhat Hanh, founder of the Plum Village Zen community; His Holiness the Dalai Lama; and The Venerable Mr. Hatakake, head abbot of the Ise Shinto shrine, elaborate on the principles of their timeless religions"--Container.
- Participant:
- Narrated by Don Franks.
- Credits:
- Directors of photography, Mark Mackay, Renato Croce ; editors, Massimo Quaglia ; music, Andrea Morricone.
- Notes:
- DVD release of the 1999 production.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- OCLC:
- 54077046
- Publisher Number:
- 11736 Films for the Humanites & Sciences
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