Bibliograph

Crazy wisdom, the life and time of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche

Type

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Label

Crazy wisdom, the life and time of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Not rated

Main title

Crazy wisdom

Medium

electronic resource

Runtime

Sub title

the life and time of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche

Summary

Explores the arrival of Tibetan Buddhism in America through the story of Chogyam Trungpa, the brilliant 'bad boy of Buddhism' who fled his homeland during the Chinese Communist invasion. Trungpa arrived in the U.S. in 1970, and legend has it that he said to his students: 'Take me to your poets.' Trungpa eventually became renowned for translating ancient Buddhist concepts into language and ideas that Westerners could understand

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

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