Passion and compassion! | The Cup | Jamyang Lodro, Orgyen Tobgyal

I'd give it 10 stars if I could! | The Cup | Jamyang Lodro, Orgyen Tobgyal

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	• The Cup Jamyang Lodro, Orgyen Tobgyal Festival Media, 2007 average customer review:based on 8 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Great fun and positively transformative

Tibetan Buddhist monks living in peaceful exile and adjusting from a culture unchanged for centuries to the roller coaster of the modern world. Absolutely inspirational. The "actors" are all monks at the monastery in which the director/author, himself a Buddhist teacher, belongs. If you have any interest in cultural anthropology, this film will fulfill; and will enrich your life.

Passion and compassion!

First film of a Buddhism's master. Beautiful way to teach Buddha path.
Must see all his films and keep your eyes and heart open for the teachings.

I'd give it 10 stars if I could!

I cannot reccommend The Cup too highly! It is a DVD to be watched over and over. Peaceful and with a deceptively 'ordinary' plot, I found it very suspenseful on first viewing. It abounds with quiet humour but it never lacks tension. The "actors" are all to be congratulated, as is Khyentse Norbu himself. May he make many more movies!

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Nectar of Enlightenment in the World Cup

"The Cup" is a lighthearted, joyous movie about Tibetan Buddhist monks in India who want to watch the World Cup. It's a seemingly simple task--all they need is a satellite dish. There are plenty of comical complications. All the monks have distinctive personalities, playing off against each other. Buddhist teachings are conveyed ina viewer-friendly way. It's got interfaith appeal. It's inoffensive to non-Buddhists since it teaches compassion, patience, and kindness.

"The Cup" has the nectar of humor, compassion, and enlightenment!

Product Description "A beautiful, funny, moving film." Martin Scorsese

Buddhism is their philosophy... soccer is their religion!

Prayer. Meditation. Rituals. Soccer?

World Cup soccer fever sweeps into a remote Himalayan monastery and centuries-old traditions are threatened the young monks will do just about anything to watch the final match, posing a unique challenge to the venerable lamas in charge. An inspiring tale of colliding cultures, midnight escapades and daring secret plots...

* A true story
* Filmed on location at Chokling Monastery, India
* Vibrant 16:9 transfer direct from film to HD master

Official Selection Directors Fortnight Cannes Film Festival
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival
Winner FIPRESCI PRIZE Pusan International Film Festival
Official Selection Toronto Film Festival
Official Selection International Buddhist Film Festival

BONUS FEATURES

* Inside The Cup (22 min. documentary adapted from Life As Cinema by Anika Tokarchuk)
* Director s commentary
* Printed production notes and interview with Khyentse Norbu
* 10 Buddhist film trailers

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