9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Opening with Tibetan music] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ The hard sound of wore-shippers[br]scrapping along the hard road ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Interpreter ] - Where are you from? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 - from the Riko monastery 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Int.] -How long have [br]you been doing this? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 - For one year. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Int. ] - Where are you going?[br]- To Lasha 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Int.] -But it is at least [br]300 miles to Lasha.[br] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 How long it will take you? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Int] - About 3 months. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Int.] - How many [br]prostration you do a day? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Int. ] - About 3000 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Int. ] - A day? [br]- Less than 4 miles. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Female Narrator ] -Prostrations [br]are spiritual exercises. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It cleanses people of egotism, [br]greed, aggression and ignorance. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Local voices of prayers ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Male Narrator ] -Tibetans [br]make a pilgrimage to Lhasa 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 just once in their lives. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 There they pray for their spiritual[br]leaders; who fled the Country in 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 1959 in the face of Chinese[br]treats to destroy them. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 They honour and venerate Karnapa.[br]Gyalwang Karmapa. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The head of a long established [br]Kagyu line in Tibete.[br] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Older than the Sect of the Dalai Lama. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Kamapa marched with more than[br]100 monks over the Himalayas into exile. [br] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Untse? Karmapa's tutor, quickly[br]formed a new monastic community. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And the ancient traditional teachings[br]of Tibetan Buddhism continued to florish. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Many voices ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Fem. Narrator ]This place is called [br]Rumtek, a monestary Sikkim which 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 was then a little Buddhist kingdom, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 North of India, on the southern [br]slopes of the Himalayas. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The Rumtek monastery became the[br]new headquarters of Karmapa in exile. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Male Narrator ] - Karmapa [br]is the holder of the black crown; a 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 symbol of his mastership. [br]He is the living link of an 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 undropping chain of enlighted 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 beings back to the historical Buddha[br]Shakyamouni who lived in India[br] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 in 700 BC. He is Buddha. Buddah[br]Shakyamouni, transmits his experiences 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 to his people, who also became enlighted[br]and are able to help thei pupils or 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 so to reach the stage of self liberation. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 In the 12th century, this chain [br]of enlighten beings, led to 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 the 1st Karmapa. Who then developed[br]the unique ability to predict exactly and 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 in writing his own reincarnation. [br]As did the 2nd Karmapa and 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 the 3rd and so fourth up to him 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 the present the 16th of reincarnation. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 of Karmapa. He died 1n 1991 at[br]the age of 57. His body was 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 cremated at Rumetk monestary.[br]It was a State funeral. nd mourners 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 gather from all corners of the earth. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Karmapa has millions of followers. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 He left behind 4 number of [br]representatives or interim regents. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Sharma on the right, Tai Sitou[br]on the left, Jamgon and Gyaltsab, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 the youngest of the interim regents. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Rainbows over the blue sky of Sikkim.[br]In Tibete a sure sign of an enlighten 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 being has left its body. In Buddhism [br]death is not the end. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Karmapa died with the promise that[br]he would give a clear sign by which 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 he could be recognised in his new life. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 But for a long time no [br]more clues were found. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Until eleven years later. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Dalai Lama ] - I've got something new.[br]I've dreamed of the location, the area 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 where the person is born... [br]One valley is next... 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 to the stones and lawns...[br]actually it looks high altitude... 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and then facing the South 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 there are some streams...small beautiful[br]streams... and then there is a main... 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 the picture. There is [br]someone there...and it 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 told me... actually without its form....[br]that someone...some source, you see, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 telling to me : ''This is the place! [br]Where Karmapa was born. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Fem. Narrator ] where [br]could this place be? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 How could it be found? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Tromp Music + ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Male narrator ] - Here in northern[br]India, is where Taï Sitou, one of 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Karmapas of 4 interim regents [br]made an interesting disovery. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Sound of a box being open ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Male narrator] - pressured by the faithful[br]that hope and expected Karmapa has 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 left some clues behind, Sitou felt [br]that he should open the talisman 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Karmapa had given him 10 months, [br] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 before his death with the words: [br]''This will protect you and some 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 day it will be useful. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 His Sanctity has given me this protection.[br]...pouch.... In early January 1981. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And one day it was sneaking here...[br]I opened that and found an envelope. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And the envelope had red ink letter[br]saying that this should be opened 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 in the iron horse year. And then I[br]was very very happy. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And then after the , after I offer the [br]letter to Rumtek...it would be taken 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 in March 1982. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Male narrator ] - Traditionally such [br]talisman are never opened; 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 but since no one had 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 found any indication of Karmapa's[br]rebirth, he decided to open it, afterall. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ someone ]- But the letter is still...[br][ Taï Sitou ]- The letter is in Rumtek, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 yes. The envelope and [br]the letter, both... It's in alter. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Male narrator ] - here in the Rumtek [br]monastery, in the late heathquarters of 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 the late Karmapa, this most important[br]and holy document is protected by 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 the secret police; those [br]from outside and inside. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Absolutely no one has access to it. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Only Karmapa himself when [br]he returns his new reencarnation 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 has the right to break these seals. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Sitou ] - But I have a copy here[br]of the sacred letter and 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 this is in Tibetanian; [br]so i read this: 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Translation of reading by Sitou ][br]- Self awareness is always blessed. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 A diamong dirt has no centre or [br]edge; from here to the North 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and East of the land of snow[br]is a country where divine 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 thunders spontaneous blazes. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 In a good nomads place 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 with a sign of a cow. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "methode is Deundroub [br]and wisdom is Lolaga." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Born in the year one [br]used for the earth. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 with miraculous far reaching[br]sound of the the white one. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 This system is known as karmapa. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 He is sustained by a lord Droupa. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Being no sectarian he [br]prevades in all directions. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Staying close to some [br]and distant from others 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 he is the protector of all beings. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Sitou ] -When I discovered these[br]I was very pleased. and actually it 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 was a tremendous relief; it was 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 exactly the blessing and also 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 inspiration of the highest aspect. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 In which we have been waiting 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and we were finally blessed by it. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So I was very very happy. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Sound of a bell ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Narrator ] - This letter was [br]interpreted by Gyaltsab on the left 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Jamgon, Sitou and Sharmapa[br]on the right, workinng together. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 They al came to a unanimous[br]conclusion which Gyaltsab 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 reads to us.[br][ Translator/narrator male ] - From here [br]to the North in the East of the land 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 of snow, we interpret here[br]as Rumtek, where Karmapa 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 wrote the letter. And in the East [br]of the land of snow means 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 we have to look for him [br]in east Tibet because 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 land of snow is the [br]Tibetan name for Tibet. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Where dine thunders [br]spontaneous blazes 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 indicates a district in[br]Eastern Tibet. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 ''Lha'' means divine [br]and ''Thok'' means thunder. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 There is only one community[br]in Eastern Tibet named Lhathok. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The letter describes the area[br]more precisely as a good nomad 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 place with a sign of a cow. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 ''Goood'' means a good fertile area 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 this area must have a name [br]which includes the syllabus ''KAh'' 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 meaning cow. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The next line, the method is 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Deundroub and wisdom is Lolaga 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 predicts the name of the parents. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It refers to the Buddhist symbolism. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The sun symbolises the masculine[br]principle of the method. And the 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 moon symbolises the [br]female principle of wisdom. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Therefore the father must be 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 named Deundoup, [br]and the mother Lolaga. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Born in the year of the one used[br]for the earth prophecises [br] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 the year of his birth. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 During the relevant period [br]of the Tibetan calender there 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 is in addition to snake, dragon,[br]hair and tiger, only one animal 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 sign used for the earth, the ox, in 1985. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The words the miraculous far [br]reaching sound of the white one 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 refer to the white conk shell that[br]we use in Tibet in religious music, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 which is always called the ''white one''. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Sustained by Lord Droupa, refers to [br]Sitou whom buddhist name of honour is 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Droupa. In his previous life,[br]Sitou had identified the last 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Karmapa and was chosen to [br]exercise his function once again. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 With respect so much for the moment 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Jamgon, Karmapa's other Interim Regent[br] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Interviewer ] -What do you [br]think personally of the letter? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Jamgon ] - very precise 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Interviewer ] - do you think that the [br]information which the letter contained 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and how you interpret it, will enable 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 you to find the reincarnation of Karmapa? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 - Yes; we ought to say that. Yes, it is[br]very clear and very precise. And that 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 is why we are all very confident 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 about finding his Holiness... or Him... 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Narrator ] - Because of visa problems 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 a copy of the letter is sent together[br]with the interpretation to Tsurphu's 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 monastery in Tibet. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Tsurphu, has been the seat of all[br]Karmapas for 800 years. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ The sound of the [br]gong and the tromp ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Male Narrator ] - Drupon [br]Déchen, the abbot of the 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 monastery gives Lama Tomo 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 the task of leading the search[br]with the letter as a guide. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Translator ] - Take Ashang Letro with you, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and travel to Kham, [br]East Tibet and then follow 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 the directions in the letter. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The reincarnation of Karmapa, [br]is something so unique; is like 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 an offering cup [br]made of a pure blue gems. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Hopefully, after 12 years [br]of waiting all our wishes are 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 going to be fulfilled. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The letter brings a blessing. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 For Tomo this is the greatest[br]task of his life. Only a handful 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 of people know of his mission; 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 because indications and conditions 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 could be manipulated and[br]the search could therefore fail. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 As discreetly as possible[br]Tomo sets up on his long 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 journey together with his[br]companions; 70 year old 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Ashang Letro, with the white hat,[br]Titi his attendant, a driver and Pato. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Fem. Narrator ] - no one in tibet 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 is allowed to travel without [br]official permission. Therefore Pato 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 in the black coat government officer,[br] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 accompanies them. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Music beat for the road ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Fem. Narrator ] - It is more than[br]1,600 km to Lathok, east of Tibet. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And several military check points 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 have to be passed. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Music beat for the road including[br]a Tibetan song ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 - Pato! ''You simply will say that[br]you are on a official inspection trip; 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and that you were kind [br]enough to take us along.'' 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 - ''Tomo Lama will not tell anyone 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 of what we are looking for; [br]we will pretend to be pilgrims.'' 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ fem. Narrator ] - The job they [br]have to do is very risky; because 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 searching for reincarnation is[br]condemned as a superstition[br] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 activity by the Chinese[br]and severely punished. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Therefore they have to keep [br]the reason for their journey 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 strictly a secret. And if they [br]really find Karmapa their 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 hope is that Karmapa wil protect them. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Karmaka is not like an ordinary [br]reincarnation; He is a living Buddha. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And the Chinese would [br]provoke an upraise in Tibet 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 if the chose to condemn him; [br]as they did up to now with many others. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Male Narrator ] - For 30 [br]years the Tibetans 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 have been strictly forbidden for[br]practising their religion. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 In the meantime however [br]very few selected monasteries 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 were given permission to rebuild. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The monasteries were centres of [br]education for everyone. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 the country on the roof of the world 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 is as big as west Europe or [br]a quarter of the US. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 But onlly with 6,000.000 inhabitants. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Since 1960, Beijing has been oppressing 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Tibet wit one half million soldiers. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Colonising it for what there are now[br] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 8,000,000 new Chinese settlers. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Fem. Narrator ] - More than a 1,000.000 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Tibetans have been killed. [br]The country has been looted. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Tibet national resources are[br]plundered and nearly all of 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 the wild animals have been wiped out. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Before the Chinese started [br]to build roads one could see 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 great hordes of antelopes[br]wild donkeys and Yaks. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Today only a few birds are left. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Male narrator ] - Tibetans do not[br]kill animals just for fun or profit; 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 it would be against their faith. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The majority are nomads who[br]live with and not against nature. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Tibetan sounds... traditional song[br]with English theme ''misery'' ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The Himalayan Valley can [br]be so large that it takes 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 all day to cross it. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 If the jeep has a breakdown [br]there is no one who can help. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It is so cold that in the morning 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 one can drive over frozen rivers 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 but by midday they've[br]thaw out again. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 These extremes of temperature[br]are repeated day after day. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Tibetan sounds... traditional song[br]with English theme ''misery'' ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Fem. Narrator ] - This is a search[br]where nothing can go wrong. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The monks from Tsurphu bear[br]an enormous responsibility. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 If they're not able to find Karmapa 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 they will disappoint millions [br]of people whose faith in reincarnation 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 as a law of nature, would be [br]deeply shaken. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Male Narrator ] - The search party now 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 has to proceed on horse back,[br]because there are no roads 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 into the district of Lhathok . 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 They need 4 riding horses and[br]1 pack horse for at least 2 weeks. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Horses are rear and not easy [br]to get but with friendly words 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 they quickly come to terms. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Sound of dialogue and bell ringing ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Before drinking one always sacrifices 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 a few drops to the angry spirits. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Fem. Narrator ] - If the beer is [br]made out of barley or salted 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 butter tea which tastes like[br]a greasy grog. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Sound of dialogue and bell ringing ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Male Narrator ] - The horses [br]of the Himalayas are pretty small 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and pretty tough. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Sound of dialogue and bell ringing ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Male Narrator ] - Without giving [br]themselves away the men 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 continue the search. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Now the arduous part of the[br]journey begins. The day's ride 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 to Lhathok over high passes[br]are too dangerous ravines[br] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Rhythmic tambourine sounds ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Male Narrator ] - The monks [br]of Tsurphu have sent Pato on ahead 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 to see if the coast is clear and [br]to find accomodation in Lhathok. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 After thee days in the saddle 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Pato reaches Lhathok. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Above the village at the C--- monastery 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 which was completed [br]destroyed by the invaders 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 in 1966 and recently rebuilt. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The Abbot Lama Palden welcomes[br]the camouflaged pilgrims fro Tsurphu. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 He spent 25 years in prison. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Now once again he looks after the [br]little boys sent to the monastery 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 for education. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Fem. Narrator ] - Could [br]Karmapa only be among them? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Male Interviwer ]- Lama Palden, do you[br][br] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 have any unusual children? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Translator ] - Recently many children[br]from the area have again begun 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 to enter the monastery and although 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I am able to see if a child[br]has special skills and qualities 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I'm not able to see where they've[br]been in their previous lives. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ A Bhutanese Voice...] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Fem. narrator ] - Tradition says that [br]there had been earlier incarnation[br] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 of karmapa who identified themselves 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 with they're very first words: [br]'' I am Karmapa'' 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 In the case of such a child however, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 his personal data always has to [br]correspond exactly with the 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 indications in the letter of prophecies. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Voices of happy children ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Male narrator ] - Tomo and lodro[br]not only interviewed monks . They also 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 talked to people outside the monastery. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Translator ] - They asked me about[br]a place with "Kor" in its name. [br] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Yes i said: Bakor the Valley of the cows. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And they wanted to know if[br]there was a woman named Lolaga. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Yes there is. And her husband is [br]called Deundoup. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The men said they ele... and they[br]wanted to know all about their children. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So I told them Lolaga and Deundoup 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 had six daughters and three sons. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The eldest must have been [br]born in the year of the hair. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The middle one in the year of the ox; 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and the younger in the year of the pig. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 When they heard all that one [br]of them folded his hands and 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 begun to weep. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Horse bells ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Male Narrator ] - Earlier the next day 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 they rode on; if everything goes well 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 they can reach Bakor the same day. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Horse bells and excite voices [br]of the riders...cries in the sky ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Fem. Narrator ] - 12 years of [br]waiting now only one more [br] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 pass to cross. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Instrumental sounds of music...[br]sounds of the flute...] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Bakor, a valley where only[br]nomads live. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Here there are neither houses[br]nor mail nor electricity; the men 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 from Tsurphu find it hard to imagine 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 that their enlighten Karmapa [br]the Buddha could have chosen this 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 of all places for His reincarnation. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 What reason might he have?[br] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ The sound of lambs can be heard ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Male narrator ] - Could this be Lolaga? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 People here still live the way[br]they did in primitive times. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ The sound of the wheel...[br]Natives dialogue...laugh...a dog barks ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Male Narrator ] - Team [br]L... the search party 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 finds its way to the tent of [br]Deundoup and Lolaga. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 If what they heard is true then[br]thei middle son who was born 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 in the year of the ox must be Karmapa. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Sound of music [br]coming to a crescendo...] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The indications in the secret letter[br]and the facts as they find them here 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 are exactly the same. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The dream of the Dalai Lama[br]has been confirmed. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ The voice of the Dali Lama... [br]has he spoke of his dream...] ''One valley 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and some streams...small streams[br]there is someone there...and all means 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 all this is the place, where [br]Karmapa is born.'' 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 33 years after the 16th karmapa[br]had to flee from the Chinese 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 invaders and Tsurphu [br]was completely destroyed 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 the 17th Karmapa returns[br]once again to His ancestral home.[br] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ The sound of the tromps...] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Fem. Narrator ] - Karmapa's power[br]to conscientiously change from one 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 life to another is something [br]which evokes deep devotion 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and respect from tibetans. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We don't see Him as a child, we[br]see Him as a person who bears[br] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 with Him wisdom of 16 lives [br]of Buddahwood. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Many native voices can be heard...[br]tromp instruments and bells ringing] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Male Narrator ] - He's been shown [br]is throne in the great wall of prayer. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 - No not the little one, the [br]large one over there! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Having been informed that[br]karmapa had been found 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Sitou comes to greet Him. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ The sound of the tromps...] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 ...With Gyaltsab one of the Regents. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 They come to welcome the new Karmapa. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Sound of Tibetan prayers... ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Male Narrator ] - In Tibet, [br]great moments such as this 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 don't happen spontaneously. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 They are subjected to a srict[br]traditional ritual. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Sound of Tibetan prayers... ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Umzé the pupils tutor master of [br]ceremonies of the previous 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Karmapa in Rumtek. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Fem. Narrator ] - How much does[br]Karmapa remember about Umzé 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 or the others who were so familiar[br]to Him in the previous life? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Sound of Tibetan prayers... ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Male Narrator ] - And this is the [br]occasion to the official photograph. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 To commemorate Karmapas[br]successful reincarnation. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Sound of a camera...a flash. [br]fast modern music ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Male Narrator ] - The news spread 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 quickly; they are all over the world. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Karmapa's personality and his[br]unique abilities arouse much 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 interest in the West. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Without any effort on his part[br]his appearence coincides with 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 the general interest of Buddhism[br]outside Asia. A little son of Tibetans nomads 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 from Lathok is officially [br]recognised by the Dalai Lama, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 as the true reincarnation of karmapa. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Interviewer ] - What was the bases[br]for your recognition? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 - ''so what I rely to? I do not simply [br]relying...on just one or two test. So I 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 proceed some...my usual method. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Regarding the choosing of the reincarnation. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Then the indication is positive.[br]So then I decided it. Ok, that's good. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Male Narrator ] - Ultimately a Karmapa[br]proves himself by his deeds. [br][br][br] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The letter of prophecy that he wouldn't 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 be staying close to some [br]and distant from others. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 He is the protector of all beings. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ The voice of young Karmapa[br]can be heard ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Translator ] - A few of the holes[br]are quite big. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Male Narrator ] - Some Karmapas [br]have left the impressions of their 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 fingers in the stone, to prove[br]the power mind over matter. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The Chinese left gaping holes [br]in the wall which proves their 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 faith in the power that[br]comes from the barrel of the gun. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and demonstrating their[br]hatred of religion. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Fem. Narrator ] - Religion in Tibet is[br]something all together different 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 from what Max, Mao, or other[br]material meant by it.[br] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Buddhism is not the opium [br]of the people. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Buddhism made the people[br]gentile and peaceful . 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 This makes their brutal fate[br]particularly tragic and bitter. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Karmaka asking...] [br][ Translator ] - ''Is this Karmaka's house?'' 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Male Narrator ] - It was in this little [br]house that the 1st Karmapa 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 begun his life of reincarnation. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 At that time, in the 12th century[br]there was no monastery; 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 only wilderness. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 He meditated in here for decades. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 In order to become master of [br]his own spirit. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 All of 16 karmapas were[br]clearly identified by the 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 prophecies they left behind[br]in their previous life. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And this way the line of [br]reincarnations has remained 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 unbroken for 800 years. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The fist Karmapa became [br]famous for his miracles. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And a monastery grew up [br]around his modest little house 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 that circle it. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Like the first Karmapa his[br]successors withdrew from 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 monastic life to the seclusion[br]of their hermitages and caves. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Fem. Narrator ] These existing [br]places of retreating are objects 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 of veneration for pilgrims. [br]Most of them are still in use. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Male narrator ] - Surviving here in [br]winter at temperatures of - 40 degrees 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 is proof enough of extraordinary[br]spiritual power. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Fem, Narrator ] - It was in this [br]hermitage along with his mother, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 that the 10th Karmapa spent[br]30 years meditating. In each 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 life again and again the karmakas 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 took profound discipline, attained 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 that clear sightedness which unable 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 them to see beyond [br]the borders of death.[br] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Male Translator ]- This is the cave[br]where the 10th Karmapa meditated 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 most of his life. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Sound of prayers... bells ringing ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Sound of steps... soft music... ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 - Reincarnation aside, all the little boys 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 previously identified by the [br]letters o the deceased Karmapas 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 turned up to have outstanding [br]personalities, musicians, poets, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 engineers, philosophers, who 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 also had a gift of prophecy. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Sound, cries of birds...] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 -The ninth Karmapa, sat here and[br]left the imprint of his back in the rock. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Those who rub against it are [br]sometimes healed of a desease. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Musical instruments...[br]bells ringing; voices ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Fem. Narrator] - Meditation without 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 any distraction is the only need of[br]transcending the limits of the body.[br] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 In order to achieve highest [br]enlightenment the 7th Karmapa 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 had himself rolled [br]in here for 7 years. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Without words, eye contact.[br] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Food and drink was given to Him 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 through a hole in the wall and 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 left to another opening in the bottom 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 of a tiny stone box where he could 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 not stretch his legs. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Sound of bells ringing and music ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Male Narrator ] - At an elevation[br]of 4,500 m the 2nd Karmaka had 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 his hermitage. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Sound of bells ringing [br]music... heavy breathing ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 In this house he would survive[br]an earthquake and the attacks 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 by the Chinese in 1966. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Sound of heavy breathing and voices ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It is the testimony to the strength 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 of Tibetan Buddhism that despite[br]everything which has happen in recent 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 years, the 17th Karmapa is able to[br]once again reclaim his ancestor home 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and give new life to it. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 By once dying and returning with a[br]new body and a new nationality 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 he surmounts political borders[br]which would be impossible to 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 cross with the same [br]body and as an exiled. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ The voice of Young Karmapa...] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Fem. Narrator ] - This is His first [br]outing since he has returned to Tsurphu. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It takes Him through the lower [br]garden a passes by the protective 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Mahakala, who watches over the 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 teachings of Buddah at [br]the gates of Tsurphu. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ The sound of voices... [br]and of Young Karmapa...] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 400 years before the birth[br]of the 1st Karmapa, Padmasambhava 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 the founder of Tibetan Buddhism, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 made a prophecy which said[br]that completing the work of Karmapa, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 would require 21 reincarnations. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Orgyen Trinlé is the 17th of the[br]predicted 21 Karmapas. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ The voice of Young [br]Karmapa... other voices ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Translator ] - ''There is something 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 in there. A demon lives in this stone. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It has to get rid of, or something[br]will happen.'' 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ 2nd Tanslator ] ''Can't we wait until 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 tomorrow?[br]- No; now! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 - Take them out and don't get tired. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 - I will show you where it[br]has to go.'' 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ The voice of Young [br]Karmapa...birds and human sounds ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 - ''That's where it should be buried.'' 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ 1st Translator ] - but the wall [br]may cave in if we remove the stone. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Should't we support it? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ 2nd Translator ] ''No; '' 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ 1st Translator ] ''Very well then [br]lets begin. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Dialogue among locals ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Fem. Narrator ] - In Tibet it is not[br]at all unusual for demons to take 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 possession of a stone to spread evil. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 To break in such stone in a special[br]ceremony, and forces the demon to sleep 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 is quite common. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ The voice of Young [br]Karmapa... other voices ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Male narrator ] - apparently this [br]demon is particularly unpleasant 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and the Karmapa wants him buried. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ The voice of Young [br]Karmapa... other voices ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ 1st translator ] - ''It needs [br]to get a decent funeral. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Only monks are allowed to[br]dig its grave... 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ The voice of Young [br]Karmapa... other voices ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 ...and needs to be given a bed of flowers. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Human voices... the sound [br]of thunder...storm approaching ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ The voice of Young [br]Karmapa... other voices ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ 1st Translator ] - ''Here he'll find peace!'' 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ 2nd Translator ] - ''Be there and[br]come down!'' ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Sound of the rain falling...] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Fem. Narrator ] - Did he just [br]imagine all this? Or has he a 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 kind of perception which[br]we all lack? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Rain sounds music [br]and laughter... ] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [ Male Narrator ] - Sitou and Gyaltsab 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 arrive 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000