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[Opening with Tibetan music]

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[ The hard sound of wore-shippers
scrapping along the hard road ]

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[ Interpreter ] - Where are you from?

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- from the Riko monastery

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[ Int.] -How long have you been doing this?

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- For one year.

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[ Int. ] - Where are you going?
- To Lasha

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[ Int.] -But it is at least 300 miles to Lasha.
How long it will take you?


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[ Int] - About 3 months.

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[ Int.] - How many 
prostration you do a day?

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[ Int. ] - About 3000

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[ Int. ] - A day? 
- Less than 4 miles.

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[ Female Narrator ] -Prostrations 
are spiritual exercises.

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It cleanses people of egotism, 
greed, aggression and ignorance.

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[ Local voices of prayers ]

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[ Male Narrator ] -Tibetans make a 
pilgrimage to Lhasa just once in their lives



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There they pray for their spiritual
leaders; who fled the Country in

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1959 in the face of Chinese
treats to destroy them.

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They honour and venerate Karnapa.
Gyalwang Karmapa.

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The head of a long established 
Kagyu line in Tibete.


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Older than the Sect of the Dalai Lama.

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Kamapa marched with more than
100 monks over the Himalayas into exile. 


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Untse? Karmapa's tutor, quickly
formed a new monastic community.

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And the ancient traditional teachings
of Tibetan Buddhism continued to florish.

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[ Many voices ]

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[ Fem. Narrator ]This place is called 
Rumtek, a monestary Sikkim which

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was then a little Buddhist kingdom,

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North of India, on the southern 
slopes of the Himalayas.

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The Rumtek monastery became the
new headquarters of Karmapa in exile.

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[ Male Narrator ] - Karmapa 
is the holder of the black crown; a

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symbol of his mastership. he is the living 
link of an undropping chain of enlighted

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beings back to the historical Buddha
Shakyamouni who lived in India


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in 700 BC. He is Buddha. Buddah
Shakyamouni, transmits his experiences

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to his people, who also became enlighted
and are able to help thei pupils or

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so to reach the stage of self liberation.

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In the 12th century, this chain 
of enlighten beings, led to

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the 1st Karmapa. Who then developed
the unique ability to predict exactly and

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in writing his own reincarnation. 
As did the 2nd Karmapa and

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the 3rd and so fourth up to him

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the present the 16th of reincarnation.

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of Karmapa. He died 1n 1991 at
the age of 57. His body was

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cremated at Rumetk monestary.
It was a State funeral. nd mourners

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gather from all corners of the earth.

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Karmapa has millions of followers.

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He left behind 4 number of 
representatives or interim regents.

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Sharma on the right, Tai Sitou
on the left, Jamgon and Gyaltsab,

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the youngest of the interim regents.

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Rainbows over the blue sky of Sikkim.
In Tibete a sure sign of an enlighten

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being has left its body. In Buddhism 
death is not the end.

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Karmapa died with the promise that
he would give a clear sign by which

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he could be recognised in his new life.

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But for a long time no more clues were found.

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Until eleven years later.

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[ Dalai Lama ] - I've got something new.
I've dreamed of the location, the area

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where the person is born... One valley is next...

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to the stones and lawns...actually it looks
high altitude...and then facing the South

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there are some streams...small beautiful
streams... and then there is a main...

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the picture. There is someone there...and it

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told me... actually without its form....
that someone...some source, you see, telling



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to me : ''This is the place! 
Where Karmapa was born.

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[ Fem. Narrator ] where could this place be?

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How could it be found?

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[ Tromp Music + ]

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[ Male narrator ] - Here in northern India,
is where Taï Sitou, one of Karmapas


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of 4 interim regents made 
an interesting disovery.

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[ Sound of a box being open ]

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[ Male narrator] - pressured by the faithful
that hope and expected Karmapa has

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left some clues behind, Sitou felt 
that he should open the talisman

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Karmapa had given him 10 months, 


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before his death with the words: ''this
will protect you and some day it will be useful.

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His Sanctity has given me this protection.
...pouch.... In early January 1981.

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And one day it was sneaking here...
I opened that and found an envelope.

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And the envelope had red ink letter
saying that this should be opened

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in the iron horse year. And then I
was very very happy.

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And then after the , after I offer the 
letter to Rumtek...it would be taken

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in March 1982.

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[ Male narrator ] - Traditionally such talisman
are never opened; but since no one had

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found any indication of Karmapa's
rebirth, he decided to open it, afterall.

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[ someone ]- But the letter is still...
[ Taï Sitou ]- The letter is in Rumtek, yes. the

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envelope and the letter, both. 
It's in alter.

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[ Male narrator ] - here in the Rumtek 
monastery, in the late heathquarters of

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the late Karmapa, this most important
and holy document is protected by

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the secret police; those from outside and inside.

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Absolutely no one has access to it.

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Only Karmapa himself when 
he returns his new reencarnation

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has the right to break these seals.

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[ Sitou ] - But I have a copy here
of the sacred letter and

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this is in Tibetanian; 
so i read this:

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[ Translation of reading by Sitou ]
- Self awareness is always blessed.

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A diamong dirt has no centre or 
edge; from here to the North

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and East of the land of snow
is a country where divine

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thunders spontaneous blazes.

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In a good nomads place

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with a sign of a cow.

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"methode is Deundroub 
and wisdom is Lolaga."

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Born in the year one 
used for the earth.

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with miraculous far reaching
sound of the the white one.

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This system is known as karmapa.

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He is sustained by a lord Droupa.

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Being no sectarian he 
prevades in all directions.

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Staying close to some 
and distant from others

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he is the protector of all beings.

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[ Sitou ] -When I discovered these
I was very pleased. and actually it

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was a tremendous relief; it was

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exactly the blessing and also

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inspiration of the highest aspect.

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In which we have been waiting

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and we were finally blessed by it.

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So I was very very happy.

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[ Sound of a bell ]

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[ Narrator ] - This letter was 
interpreted by Gyaltsab on the left

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Jamgon, Sitou and Sharmapa
on the right, workinng together.

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They al came to a unanimous
conclusion which Gyaltsab

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reads to us.
[ Translator/narrator male ] - From here 
to the North in the East of the land

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of snow, we interpret here
as Rumtek, where Karmapa

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wrote the letter. And in the East 
of the land of snow means

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we have to look for him 
in east Tibet because

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land of snow is the 
Tibetan name for Tibet.

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Where dine thunders 
spontaneous blazes

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indicates a district in
Eastern Tibet.

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''Lha'' means divine 
and ''Thok'' means thunder.

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There is only one community
in Eastern Tibet named Lhathok.

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The letter describes the area
more precisely as a good nomad

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place with a sign of a cow.

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''Goood'' means a good fertile area

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this area must have a name 
which includes the syllabus ''KAh''

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meaning cow.

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The next line, the method is

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Deundroub and wisdom is Lolaga

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predicts the name of the parents.

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It refers to the Buddhist symbolism.

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The sun symbolises the masculine
principle of the method. And the

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moon symbolises the 
female principle of wisdom.

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Therefore the father must be

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named Deundoup, 
and the mother Lolaga.

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Born in the year of the one used
for the earth prophecises 


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the year of his birth.

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During the relevant period 
of the Tibetan calender there

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is in addition to snake, dragon,
hair and tiger, only one animal

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sign used for the earth, the ox, in 1985.

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The words the miraculous far 
reaching sound of the white one

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refer to the white conk shell that
we use in Tibet in religious music,

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which is always called the ''white one''.

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Sustained by Lord Droupa, refers to 
Sitou whom buddhist name of honour is

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Droupa. In his previous life,
Sitou had identified the last

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Karmapa and was chosen to 
exercise his function once again.

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With respect so much for the moment

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Jamgon, Karmapa's other Interim Regent


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[ Interviewer ] -What do you think personally
of the letter?

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[ Jamgon ] - very precise

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[ Interviewer ] - do you think that the 
information which the letter contained

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and how you interpret it, will enable

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you to find the reincarnation of Karmapa?

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- Yes; we ought to say that. Yes, it is
very clear and very precise. And that

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is why we are all very confident

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about finding his Holiness... or Him...

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[ Narrator ] - Because of visa problems

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a copy of the letter is sent together
with the interpretation to Tsurphu's

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monastery in Tibet.

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Tsurphu, has been the seat of all
Karmapas for 800 years.

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[ The sound of the 
gong and the tromp ]

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[ Male Narrator ] - Drupon 
Déchen, the abbot of the

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monastery gives Lama Tomo

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the task of leading the search
with the letter as a guide.

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[ Translator ] - Take Ashang Letro with you,

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and travel to Kham, 
East Tibet and then follow

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the directions in the letter.

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The reincarnation of Karmapa, 
is something so unique; is like

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an offering cup 
made of a pure blue gems.

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Hopefully, after 12 years 
of waiting all our wishes are

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going to be fulfilled.

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The letter brings a blessing.

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For Tomo this is the greatest
task of his life. Only a handful

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of people know of his mission;

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because indications and conditions

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could be manipulated and
the search could therefore fail.

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As discreetly as possible
Tomo sets up on his long

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journey together with his
companions; 70 year old

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Ashang Letro, with the white hat,
Titi his attendant, a driver and Pato.

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[ Fem. Narrator ] - no one in tibet

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is allowed to travel without 
official permission. Therefore Pato

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in the black coat government officer,


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accompanies them.

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[ Music beat for the road ]

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[ Fem. Narrator ] - It is more than
1,600 km to Lathok, east of Tibet.

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And several military check points

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have to be passed.

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[ Music beat for the road including
a Tibetan song ]

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- Pato! ''You simply will say that
you are on a official inspection trip;

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and that you were kind 
enough to take us along.''

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- ''Tomo Lama will not tell anyone

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of what we are looking for; 
we will pretend to be pilgrims.''

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[ fem. Narrator ] - The job they 
have to do is very risky; because

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searching for reincarnation is
condemned as a superstition


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activity by the Chinese
and severely punished.

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Therefore they have to keep 
the reason for their journey

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strictly a secret. And if they 
really find Karmapa their

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hope is that Karmapa wil protect them.

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Karmaka is not like an ordinary 
reincarnation; He is a living Buddha.

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And the Chinese would 
provoke an upraise in Tibet

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if the chose to condemn him; 
as they did up to now with many others.

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[ Male Narrator ] - For 30 years the Tibetans

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have been strictly forbidden for
practising their religion.

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In the meantime however 
very few selected monasteries

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were given permission to rebuild.

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The monasteries were centres of 
education for everyone.

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the country on the roof of the world

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is as big as west Europe or 
a quarter of the US.

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But onlly with 6,000.000 inhabitants.

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Since 1960, Beijing has been oppressing

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Tibet wit one half million soldiers.

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Colonising it for what there are now


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8,000,000 new Chinese settlers.

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[ Fem. Narrator ] - More than a 1,000.000

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Tibetans have been killed. 
The country has been looted.

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Tibet national resources are
plundered and nearly all of

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the wild animals have been wiped out.

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Before the Chinese started 
to build roads one could see

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great hordes of antelopes
wild donkeys and Yaks.

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Today only a few birds are left.

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[ Male narrator ] - Tibetans do not
kill animals just for fun or profit;

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it would be against their faith.

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The majority are nomads who
live with and not against nature.

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Tibetan sounds... traditional song
with English theme ''misery'' ]

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The Himalayan Valley can 
be so large that it takes

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all day to cross it.

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If the jeep has a breakdown 
there is no one who can help.

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It is so cold that in the morning

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one can drive over frozen rivers

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but by midday they've
thaw out again.

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These extremes of temperature
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with English theme ''misery'' ]

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[Fem. Narrator ] - This is a search
where nothing can go wrong.

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The monks from Tsurphu bear
an enormous responsibility.

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If they're not able to find Karmapa

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they will disappoint millions 
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as a law of nature, would be 
deeply shaken.

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[ Male Narrator ] - The search party now

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has to proceed on horse back,
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into the district of Lhathok .

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They need 4 riding horses and
1 pack horse for at least 2 weeks.

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Horses are rear and not easy 
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they quickly come to terms.

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[ Sound of dialogue and bell ringing ]

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Before drinking one always sacrifices

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a few drops to the angry spirits.

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[ Fem. Narrator ] - If the beer is 
made out of barley or salted

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butter tea which tastes like
a greasy grog.

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[ Sound of dialogue and bell ringing ]

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[ Male Narrator ] - The horses of the Himalayas are pretty small

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and pretty tough.

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[ Sound of dialogue and bell ringing ]

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[ Male Narrator ] - Without giving 
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continue the search.

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Now the arduous part of the
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to Lhathok over high passes
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[ Rhythmic tambourine sounds ]

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[ Male Narrator ] - The monks 
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to see if the coast is clear and 
to find accomodation in Lhathok.

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Above the village at the C--- monastery

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which was completed 
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in 1966 and recently rebuilt.

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The Abbot Lama Palden welcomes
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He spent 25 years in prison.

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for education.

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[ Fem. Narrator ] - Could 
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have any unusual children?

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[ Translator ] - Recently many children
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to enter the monastery and although

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I am able to see if a child
has special skills and qualities

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I'm not able to see where they've
been in their previous lives.

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[ A Bhutanese Voice...]

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[ Fem. narrator ] - Tradition says that 
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of karmapa who identified themselves

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with they're very first words: 
'' I am Karmapa''

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his personal data always has to 
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indications in the letter of prophecies.

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[ Male narrator ] - Tomo and lodro
not only interviewed monks . They also

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talked to people outside the monastery.

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[ Translator ] - They asked me about
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Yes i said: Bakor the Valley of the cows.

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And they wanted to know if
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Yes there is. And her husband is 
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