Release Date
2009-11-14
Status
Released
Original Title
Blessings: The Tsoknyi Nangchen Nuns of Tibet
Runtime
1h 44m
Original Language
EN
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Chariot Productions
Overview
In Tibet, the word for woman translates as "lower rebirth." In a remote eastern region of the country, the Tsoknyi Nangchen nuns defy this definition. Devoted to the ancient practices of Tibetan Buddhism - once primarily a male domain - over 3,000 nuns have attained elevated status. Director Victress Hitchcock honors them in this moving documentary, which follows the journey of a small group of Western women to remote mountain hermitages to meet these nuns.
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