Ganden: A Joyful Land | Trailer
Preview: Season 6 Episode 2 | 1m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
The last generation of monks to have studied where the Dalai Lama’s lineage began.
Likened by Buddhists to the Vatican City, Ganden is considered the most influential monastery of Tibetan Buddhism. Monks lived in the monastery for more than 500 years before a brutal invasion drove them to India. GANDEN: A JOYFUL LAND is a look at the lives and remembrances of the remaining generation of monks to have studied at the monastery in Tibet where the Dalai Lama’s lineage began.
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Ganden: A Joyful Land | Trailer
Preview: Season 6 Episode 2 | 1m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
Likened by Buddhists to the Vatican City, Ganden is considered the most influential monastery of Tibetan Buddhism. Monks lived in the monastery for more than 500 years before a brutal invasion drove them to India. GANDEN: A JOYFUL LAND is a look at the lives and remembrances of the remaining generation of monks to have studied at the monastery in Tibet where the Dalai Lama’s lineage began.
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- [Ngawang Choephel] For over 500 years, Ganden carried out Je Tsongkhapa's teachings and practices without interruption.
It was here that the lineage of the Dalai Lama, the supreme religious and political leader of Tibet, began.
- [Andia] Then in 1949, China invaded Tibet.
The monks of Ganden were forced to flee.
(monk speaking Tibetian) A story of cultural destruction and loss, resilience and faith.
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