Rumtek Monastery

Australia, 1980

Film
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Episode of Series “Journey into the Himalayas”.
Concentrates on the Buddhist Monastery at Rumtek, a small village in the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Sikkin. Explores in detail what is perhaps one of the purest remaining examples of practising Tibetan Buddhism. Narrated by Keith Adam.

Credits

production company

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

co-producer

Stafford Garner

Chris McCullough

Bill Steller

director
Duration

00:29:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1980

Appears in

Journey into the Himalayas

Group of items

Journey into the Himalayas

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012583

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Monastic and religious life (Buddhism)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Tibet (China)

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Buddhism

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Buddhist monasteries - Tibet

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Buddhist monks

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Monastic and religious life (Buddhism)

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Places → Tibet (China)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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