| Surprisingly rich overview of Tibetan Buddhist tradition |
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| written by bsuppe |
February 26, 2007 - 9:07 PM PST |
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These lectures started slow but became more and more engaging as they progressed. In order to understand where Robert Thurman is going with his rendition of Tibetan history, one needs to understand a lot of context from 1,000 years of Asian and South Asian cultural, religious, and political history.
Some (including myself) may be put off by his frequent digressions from what one thinks of as the point of the DVD - Tibetan history. Some of the digressions are true digressions, but it's not until the end of the series that one may realize that many of his seemingly unrelated points actually serve as pieces in a broad understanding of what is different about Tibetan monastic / political society, and how it is quite unique from Indian, East Asian, or European models at a very fundamental level.
To really enjoy this, you need to get to the end. I was tempted to give up during the first 30 min, but am really glad I didn't. Is well worth watching in full. |
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