bstan-dzin-rgya-mtsho, dalai lama xiv

Explores Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism in all its various manifestations. The concept of the liberated mind, through compassion and discipline, has created a multitude of forms that resonate with the grandeur of the Karakoram Himalayas and the extemes of austerity and sacrifice. This five-part program takes you to the upper reaches of the Himalaya's and across thousands of miles to go inside of the thriving monasteries in Tibet and India.

Born Tenzin Gyatso, he is the fourteenth man recognized by his people as Buddha's reincarnation and honored with the title he is known by worldwide - the Dalai Lama. Includes interviews with actor Richard Gere and the Dalai Lama himself.