A 33-minute Documentary Film DVD

Under the Bodhi Tree, filmed in the winter of 2004, features His Holiness the XVII Gyalwa Karmapa as he leads a nine-day prayer ceremony called the Kagyu Monlam. From his seat under the historic Bodhi Tree in Bodhgaya, the place of Sakyamuni Buddha’s enlightenment, the Karmapa performs the ceremonies and ritual empowerments, accompanied by high Lamas of the Kagyu Order of Tibetan Buddhism. A vivid and intimate portrait of Tibetan Buddhism as this holiest of sites includes commentary by the Karmapa.

“...Revered by followers as a master teacher…[the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa] is the embodiment of wisdom and compassion, a ‘reincarnate lama’ or teacher who has achieved enlightenment yet returns to the human world, lifetime after lifetime, to help others do the same.”

~ The New York Times, May 16th, 2008

The lineage of the Karmapa’s originated in the twelfth century in Tibet. Regarded as living Buddhas, they have led the Karma Kagyu Order of Tibetan Buddhism since that time. The Karmapas were the first line of Tulkus, incarnate Lamas who choose the circumstances of their own birth. The XVII Karmapa was born in Tibet in 1985 and discovered according to a letter of prediction left by his predecessor. His Holiness made a dramatic escape from Tibet in the winter of 2000. He now lives in India.

Proceeds from the sale of this DVD support the Kagyu Monlam and His Holiness The 17th Gyalwa Karmapa. Filmed by Mark Elliott. Produced by Mark Elliott and Lama Karma Chodrak.

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