‘Dolpo Tulko’ screens at Goethe Hall on June 23
June 12, 2010 04:39 pm
The film ‘Dolpo Tulko’ will be screened on Wednesday, June 23
at the Goethe Hall on Gregory’s Road,
The film is about shepherd Sherap Sangpo who was recognized
as the reincarnation of a highly regarded lama, the Dolpo Tulku. He was sent to
the Namdroling convent in southern
The Tibetan-speaking Dolpo in north-western
When he was only ten-years-old, the shepherd Sherap Sangpo
was recognized as the reincarnation of a highly regarded lama, the Dolpo Tulku.
He was sent to the Namdroling convent in southern
Upon his arrival, Tulku is overwhelmed by the positive reception and the confidence offered to him by the people of the Dolpo. The task as reincarnation of his admired predecessor means an enormous responsibility which he - as a young man of 26 years - has to prove he is up to. Filled with both doubt and respect for his followers, he searches for ways to fulfill the expectations placed on him.
He comes up with various plans: strengthening the monastery communities, building a school for Buddhist education of all lines, and most importantly, modernizing the region: Schools here don’t offer Tibetan lessons, healthcare is almost nonexistent and also there aren’t any roads or any electricity.
By very impressive pictures of the mountains of the