film "blessings"

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The first Tsoknyi Rinpoche had a revolutionary vision of women receiving the same teachings as men, and initiated the lineage of Tsoknyi Nangchen nuns more than a century ago.

During the Cultural Revolution, all forty nunneries of this thriving tradition were destroyed and the nuns scattered. Some returned to their nomadic homes, some were sent to work camps. Many didn't survive. But a few retreated into caves to practice and wait. Twenty years later, this handful of remaining nuns emerged and began to rebuild... This film, by Victress Hitchcock documents this renaissance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqimgbbjrg4
http://www.chariotvideos.com/documentar ... _Guide.pdf