When the iron bird flies : Tibetan Buddhism arrives in the west

Hitchcock, Victress, (film director,, film producer.). Bemak, Amber, (film producer.). Bstan-ʾdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935- (interviewee (expression)). Thubten, Anam, (interviewee (expression)). Wallace, B. Alan, (interviewee (expression)). Chökyi Nyima, Rinpoche, 1951- (interviewee (expression)). Chariot Productions, (production company.). Pundarika Foundation, (presenter.). Kino Lorber, Inc. (Added Author).

Summary: An up-close and personal journey following the astounding path of one of the world's great spiritual traditions from the caves of Tibet to the mainstream of Western culture. Along the way, the film tackles the provocative exchanges between Buddhist practitioners and scholars and Western scientists, psychologists, and educators now at the heart of the emergence of a genuine Western tradition of Buddhism.

Record details

Physical Description: videorecording DVD
videodisc
1 DVD video (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [New York, NY] : Kino Lorber, Inc., [2013]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a documentary in 2012.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Editor, Catherine Hollander ; cinematographer, Pablo Bryant, Sasha Dorje Meyerowitz ; composer, William (Kip) Kuepper IV.
Participant or Performer Note:	Interviewees: Dalai Lama, Anam Thubten, Alan Wallace, Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche.
System Details Note:	DVD.