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Blessings: The Tsoknyi Nangchen Nuns of Tibet(2009)

Name: Blessings: The Tsoknyi Nangchen Nuns of Tibet
Director: Victress Hitchcock
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2009-01-01
Duration: 104 min
Cast: Richard Gere

Richard Gere

In Tibet, the word for woman translates as "lower rebirth." In a remote eastern region of the country, the Tsoknyi Nangchen nuns defy this definition. Devoted to the ancient practices of Tibetan Buddhism - once primarily a male domain - over 3,000 nuns have attained elevated status. Director Victress Hitchcock honors them in this moving documentary, which follows the journey of a small group of Western women to remote mountain hermitages to meet these nuns.