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The Cremation Ceremony of Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche |
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The ceremony, which took place in December 2003, was
organized by Rinpoche's children, Jigme Tromge Rinpoche and Dawa Tromge, and
conducted as an elaborate fire offering. Attended by more than a thousand of
Rinpoche's devoted students from all around the world, it was led by many
renowned Tibetan masters, Kyabje Moktsa Rinpoche foremost among them.
Filmmaker Christopher Sheppard wonderfully captures the
ceremony in its various aspects: the practical logistics, of interest to other
sanghas who might be faced with the passing of their own teachers; the cremation
itself, as explained by Jigme Rinpoche and Chagdud Khadro; and the responses of
some of Rinpoche's students.
Moments of humor, sorrow, and exalted intention unfold
through a series of exquisite images. We witness the ceremony in rich detail and
share in the revelation of its meditative spaciousness.
Christopher Sheppard, who has produced more than twenty-five documentaries
and feature films, offered Wisdom Fire as a tribute to Chagdud Rinpoche, with the
wish that all profit from the sales of this DVD be contributed to the
Padmasambhava Pureland in Brazil.
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