Karmapa - jumaluuden kaksi tietä
Karmapa - Two Ways of Divinity is a unique, award-winning documentary on the Karmapa and how China has used him as a springboard in its politics that have lead to violation of religious rights. On another level the film tells the story of the existence of two rival candidates for Karmapa and how the situation of the two Karmapas has lead to an internal crisis of the Buddhist denomination as proponents split into different camps.
- Runtime
- 58m
- Released
- 1998
Details
Release year: 1998
Storyline
Karmapa - Two Ways of Divinity is a unique, award-winning documentary on the Karmapa and how China has used him as a springboard in its politics that have lead to violation of religious rights. On another level the film tells the story of the existence of two rival candidates for Karmapa and how the situation of the two Karmapas has lead to an internal crisis of the Buddhist denomination as proponents split into different camps.
Top credits
- The Dalai Lama — Self
- Xiaoming Zhu — Self
- Shamar Rinpoche — Self
- H.H. Ogyen Trinley Dorje The Karmapa — Self