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Click to enlarge	COMING OF AGE: The 21st Birthday Celebration of HH the 17th Karmapa DVD 45-min. DVD. #COAGDV - $ 20.00 On June 26, 2006, followers of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism gathered at Gyuto Tantric University in Dharamsala, India to celebrate the 21st birthday and coming of age of His Holiness, the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje. This DVD provides a visually beautiful and spiritually meaningful forty-five minute documentary of this wonderful occasion. The documentary includes scenes from Karmapa's discovery, enthronement and education, a mandala offering and long life puja performed for His Holiness by the Gyuto monks, colorful images of the afternoon folk festival, an excerpts from a teaching by Karmapa on generating Bodhicitta.
Click to enlarge	KARMAPA: Lineage of the Awakened DVD by Laurence Guy-Lentin 77-min. CD-Rom, PAL (European) format, will play on computers, but not on US DVDs. #KALIDV - $ 32.00 This excellent documentary on HH 17th Karmapa is packed with interesting footage and material. With images ranging from his childhood at Tsurphu, to visits to Bodhgaya and Sarnath, to his participation in the Kagyu Monlam, and wonderful clips of the 16th Karmapa. It also features several teachings by His Holiness and footage of Thrangu and Gyaltsep Rinpoches. Professionally filmed and edited.
Click to enlarge	THE LION'S ROAR: The Classic Portrait of the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa DVD by Rick Fields 50-min. DVD #LIRODV - $ 24.95 The Lion's Roar is a magnificent work--dramatic, moving, richly colorful in both sound and sight. It depicts the life and times of one of Tibetan Buddhism's most respected leaders. Packed with rare footage of Trungpa, Dilgo Khyentse, Jamgon Kongtrul, Tai Situ, Kalu and other great Rinpoches, it traces the Karmapa's lineage from its earliest roots to the 20th century. The Tibetan tradition of enlightened reincarnation began in the 8th century with the Karmapa lineage and continues to this day. Karmapa, the Black Hat Lama of Tibet, has been honored as a Living Buddha in his seventeen successive incarnations. The coming of the first Karmapa fulfilled a prophecy made by the Buddha that this emanation of Compassion would appear in the world in order to alleviate the sufferings of humanity in the Dark Ages of materialism. Newly released on DVD! More ...
Click to enlarge	NGONDRO: Karma Kagyu Preliminaries DVD by Tai Situ, Kenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, 17th Karmapa, et al. 70-min. DVD. Overseas customers: these DVDs are in NTSC format and will not work on PAL DVD players. #NGKADV - $ 29.95 Excellent DVD featuring Ngondro teachings as well as useful practice loops that can work like a personal coach for each of the foundational practices. Step-by-step instructions, complete sadhanas, and commentaries by Kenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, Tai Situ, and Lama Karma Wangdu, plus an aspirational prayer by the 17th Karmapa. Includes Tibetan transliteration and English translation. Much of the proceeds go to support Tai Situ.
Click to enlarge	PRAYERS AND MEDITATION OF AVALOKITESHVARA, The Great Compassionate One DVD teachings by His Holiness 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje 7-DVD set, 474 minutes. #PRMEDV - $ 40.00 With its seven days of teachings, this Prayers & Meditation 7-DVD set is almost like attending the retreat. Avalokiteshvara, the great embodiment of compassion, is an ancient Buddha, who comes back to Samsara to save all sentient beings. Teaching is offered to help practitioners generate pure and vast compassion, and choose to help all sentient beings become free from suffering and achieve eternal happiness.
Click to enlarge	TEACHINGS ON MILAREPA DVD by Gregory Kruglak Interviews with noted teachers discussing thoughts on Milarepa. 175-min. DVD. #TEMIDV - $ 24.95 A wonderful accompaniment to new feature film, Milarepa: Magician, Murderer, Saint, this DVD features top teachers--from Sogyal Rinpoche to Pema Chodron to HH Karmapa to Lama Zopa--talking about what Milarepa means to them, as one of the most colorful and interesting of revered Buddhist masters, whose life encompasses great darknesses as well as light.
Click to enlarge	THREE TEACHINGS BY KARMAPA DVD by 17th Karmapa Overseas customers: these DVDs are in NTSC format and will not work on PAL DVD players. #THTEDV - $ 29.95 97-minute DVD features H.H. 17th Karmapa speaking in 2003 on bodhicitta, the guru/student relationship, and shinay and lhagtong meditations. These are the first video teachings by His Holiness to be released publicly. Much of the proceeds go to H. H. Karmapa.