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Film ID | ACE070 |
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Title | Radiating the Fruit of Truth |
Series | A Trilogy on Tibet |
Part | 2 |
Date | 1978 |
Director | Graham Coleman |
Production Company | Thread Cross Films |
Synopsis | The essence of tantric Buddhism as expressed in some Tibetan Buddhist rituals, in particular, the invocation of the female deity Tara, “A Beautiful Ornament.” |
Minutes | 121 min |
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ACE070.2 (00:00:00 - 00:08:41) Painting of Tara. Caption: “Homage to the Queen of Compassion, Supreme Mother of all realisations, the Awakened one, who has attained perfect fulfilment and irradiated all delusions, she who abides in the bliss of the insight gone-beyond, the fully adorned conqueror who surpasses all bounds.” View of Boudha, Nepal, and the Buddhist monastery. Music over; with subtitles: “The aim of the Sacred Writings of the Awakened Ones, their noble quality, their power, and all their activities, is to help beings, from now until enlightenment. Both the monastery, through its active functions, and the stupa, through its subtle functions, serve to radiate the qualities of the Awakened Ones…” Stupas, wall of prayer wheels, murals, etc. Monastery exterior and interior; people praying and making offerings. ACE070.3 (00:08:41 - 00:14:31) ACE070.4 (00:14:31 - 00:21:41) ACE070.5 (00:21:41 - 00:37:33) ACE070.6 (00:37:33 - 00:52:02) ACE070.7 (00:52:02 - 01:07:43) ACE070.8 (01:07:43 - 01:22:03) ACE070.9 (01:22:03 - 01:24:38) ACE070.10 (01:24:38 - 01:37:31) ACE070.11 (01:37:31 - 01:55:00) ACE070.12 (01:55:00 - 02:01:00) |
Full credits | This film was made through the kindness of His Holiness The Dalai Lama, H.H.Dudjom Rinpoche, H.H. Sakya Trizin, H.H Gyalwa Karmapa, Sogyal Rinpoche, Tashi Gyaltsen, Tempa Tsering. Our thanks go out to The Venerable Tarik Rinpoche and the monks of the Phulwary Sakya Monastery. Original translations Glenn Mullin; Painting of Hayagriva Robert Beer; Cosmogram painted by Robert Preece; Titles and Special Effects Rank Post Production; Directed by Graham Coleman; Produced and Photographed by David Lascelles; Lighting and Still photography by Mike Warr; Sound recorded by Robin Broadbank; Edited by Pip Heywood; The Music of “A Beautiful Ornament” is available from Thread Cross Records. The film was completed with the kind financial assistance of The Arts Council of Great Britain. Copyright © Thread Cross Films July 1978. |
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ACE070.2 (00:00:00 - 00:08:41) ACE070.3 (00:08:41 - 00:14:31) ACE070.4 (00:14:31 - 00:21:41) ACE070.5 (00:21:41 - 00:37:33) ACE070.6 (00:37:33 - 00:52:02) ACE070.7 (00:52:02 - 01:07:43) ACE070.8 (01:07:43 - 01:22:03) ACE070.9 (01:22:03 - 01:24:38) ACE070.10 (01:24:38 - 01:37:31) ACE070.11 (01:37:31 - 01:55:00) ACE070.12 (01:55:00 - 02:01:00) |
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