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Creator:

Bastian, Edward W.  Search this

Extent:

Film reels (sound color; 44,000 feet, 16mm)

33 Videocassettes (sound color)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Film reels

Videocassettes

Sound films

Place:

East Asia

South Asia

North America

Tibet Region

India

Wisconsin

Date:

1981-1982

Scope and Contents:

Edited and outtakes materials from the films TIBETAN BUDDHISM: PRESERVING THE MONASTIC TRADITION and materials shot in 1981 of the Initiation into the Kalachakra Tantra by His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet, recorded in Dharamsala India and Madison, Wisconsin. Collection also contains sound recordings.

Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or Anthropology Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.

Provenance:

Received from Edward Bastian in 1986.

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.

Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

Topic:

Buddhism  Search this

Rites and ceremonies  Search this

Dalai lamas  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound films

Citation:

Edward W. Bastian films of Tibet, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

HSFA.1986.01

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Edward W. Bastian films of Tibetan Buddhism

Archival Repository:

Human Studies Film Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pc954441e1c-6d52-44e8-93b1-18d1011b75d8

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-hsfa-1986-01

Collection Creator:

Bastian, Edward W.  Search this

Extent:

Film reels (color sound; 14,000 feet)

Type:

Archival materials

Film reels

Date:

1982

Scope and Contents:

Outtakes are from an edited film which is part of a series on Tibetan Buddhism created by Bastian during his research and teaching in Tibetan Buddhist studies. The footage was shot during the four seasons in Lukil Valley, Ladakh, India and is the first film portrait of the annual cycle of ritual interdependence between Buddhist monks, laity, diety-protectors, and nature. The film observes how Buddhist families incorporate ethical precepts, prayers, and rituals into their daily life for healing; planting and harvesting crops; and warding off evil spirits. Documented are subsistence practices in the high valleys of Ladakh and the Tibetan plateau as well as weaving, dyeing, pottery making, and the preparation of herbal medicines. Film concludes with documentation of the winter chaam, a festival dance of protector deities, and the torgyal, a ritual battle performed to dispatch evil forces. Also includes sound recordings.

Local Number:

HSFA 1986.1.2

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.

Collection Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

Collection Citation:

Edward W. Bastian films of Tibet, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Edward W. Bastian films of Tibetan Buddhism

Archival Repository:

Human Studies Film Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pc9089dfc89-d7c8-4ffe-b801-c7fa8442b1df

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-hsfa-1986-01-ref1

Collection Creator:

Bastian, Edward W.  Search this

Extent:

Film reels (sound color; 40,000 feet, 16mm)

Type:

Archival materials

Film reels

Date:

1981

Scope and Contents:

Full film record documents Buddhism in Tibetan settlement communities in India, bringing Tibetan Buddhism to the United States by Americans and Tibetans, and building a temple in Wisconsin which includes interviews with those involved and the local community. The film also documents aspects of the first Kalachakra Initiation conferred in the United States. Project includes video documentation of the mchod gar dance.

Local Number:

HSFA 1986.1.1

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.

Collection Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

Collection Citation:

Edward W. Bastian films of Tibet, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Edward W. Bastian films of Tibetan Buddhism

Archival Repository:

Human Studies Film Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pc95199a848-8e29-4fd2-8f5d-0d5e686133c6

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-hsfa-1986-01-ref2

Collection Creator:

Bastian, Edward W.  Search this

Extent:

33 Videocassettes (18 hours, color sound)

Type:

Archival materials

Videocassettes

Date:

1981

Scope and Contents:

Full video record is a detailed documentation of every step in the first Kalachakra in the United States including the preparation and the initiation as conferred by the Dalai Lama in Deer Park, Wisconsin July 1981. A series of archival research videotapes providing a detailed explanation of the complex preparations and rituals of the Kalachakra was created from this project.

Local Number:

HSFA 1986.1.4

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.

Collection Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

Collection Citation:

Edward W. Bastian films of Tibet, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Edward W. Bastian films of Tibetan Buddhism

Archival Repository:

Human Studies Film Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pc976197656-1a77-4ad3-81b8-6bb6d51c8dfd

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-hsfa-1986-01-ref3

Container:

Box 5 of 19

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 594, Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications, Production Records

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Production Records

Production Records / Box 5

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-sia-faru0594-refidd1e1840