Episode 1.

Format:

Video

Series:

A Year in Tibet ; Season 1, Episode 1

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (52 minutes)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Espresso Media International, 2008.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

In this first programme, the Panchen Lama, the highest ranking Buddhist living in Tibet today, pays a sudden visit to the local monastery and throws the monks into turmoil. For Tsephun, a novice monk, the visit proves to be the most exciting day of his life. In the town, Jianzang, a local hotel owner, is worried about the lack business. Despite a .last minute panic with blocked pipes in his hotel rooms and an inspection by the local tourist chief, the Panchen’s visit gives him a late season windfall. In the nearby village of Tangmai, Deji, a young farmer’s wife, is rushed into hospital with complications with her pregnancy. Both the doctors and Tseden, the local shaman, work together to try to save her baby.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed March 25, 2026).