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1) Ārya Śālistamba sūtra ; Pratītyasamutpādavibhaṅga nirdeśasūtra ; and Pratītyasamutpādagāthā sūtra
Series
Adyar Library volume 76
Language
Tibetan
Language
Tibetan
Description
The year is 1998 and the World Cup has just been kicked into high gear. But for four monks living deep in the Himalayas, watching their favorite sport isn't only difficult -- it's forbidden. As soccer fever heats up, the young monks break the rules, sneak out of their monastery and risk their futures in a madcap adventure that's all for the love of the game.
10) Himalaya
Language
Tibetan
Description
The story of a generational struggle for the leadership of a tiny mountain village between its proud old chief and a headstrong young caravanner. The balance of power shifts uneasily as they make their annual salt trek across the Himalayas.
Language
Tibetan
Description
Documents the ancient traditions and day-to-day rituals of a Tibetan nomadic community on a three-month pilgrimage. Observing age-old taboos and steadfast homage to the deities of nature, four men meticulously plan their yak caravan to fetch precious salt from the holy lakes of the Changtang region of northern Tibet.
Language
Tibetan
Description
A family on the Himalayan plains discovers their dog is worth a fortune, but selling it comes at a terrible price. The Tibetan nomad mastiff is an exotic prize dog in China, fetching as much as millions of dollars from wealthy Chinese. When a young man notices several thefts of mastiffs from Tibetan farm families, he decides to sell his family's dog before it is stolen and sold on the black market. His father, an aging Tibetan herder, is furious when...