H.H. Dalai Lama: In Conversation With the Dalai Lama - DVD

Seventeen-year-old Okinawan point guard Ryota Miyagi (voiced by Shugo Nakamura) was fixated with the dreams of basketball glory that his idolized and late big brother would never realize. Clear underdogs in their match-up with their skilled and touted high school rivals, can he and his teammates stow their interpersonal tensions to come away with the win? Find out in this exhilarating anime sports opus, adapted by director Takehiko Inoue from his popular manga. 124 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack Japanese; Subtitles English. In Japanese with English subtitles.

These films will form part of a unique and ground breaking series of films that will be welcomed the world over not only by those interested in Buddhism but fellow travellers on the road to enlightenment.

His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama, is the spiritual leader of Tibet's people and exiled government. He established the Tibetan government in northern India in 1959, but has been a voice for peace all over the world, not just within his own land. For his hard work and sacrifice, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. Fewer souls in history have had such a positive influence on our world and culture. No person alive today can rival his personal message of love and compassion. Over the past fifty years, the Dalai Lama has travelled the globe, in a quest to bring peace to regions of war and famine. The life of a Gyuto monk is a life geared toward serving others, promoting peace and observing the traditions and rituals of Tibet. Of these, the tradition of the Dalai Lama itself spans back some three hundred years. The 14th incarnation, Tenzin Gyatso was declared head of state of the Tibetan people when he was just sixteen. A hefty responsibility at such a young age. At that time, Tibet was largely under Chinese rule and the monastery was overrun by the Chinese army, probably the first time such a peaceful place was sullied by the violence and horror of war. It was at this point that it was decided that it would be safer for the Dalai Lama to retreat to India, where he resides today. In 2005, thanks to the generosity of the Indian government, a new Gyuto monastery was opened which now boasts a population of over 500 monks, all striving to keep the traditions and culture of Tibet alive into the 21st century.