"Journey From Zanskar"

Village Cinemas - Eastlands

Thursday, 1st December 6.30pm

The Director, Frederick Marx will be in attendance and will give a talk after the movie and available for a natter

All proceeds to Gyuto Monks of Tibet future programs (date to be confirmed)

Please pass on and bring as many people as possible.

Tickets are available online: above

Goulds Pharmacy, Liverpool St, Hobart

Fullers Bookshop, Collins St Hobart

ds Cafe, Huonville

Book early as there are Limited tickets available..the last one was sold out!!!

(If you book by 24th , we can then decide whether we increase the size of the theatre)

Tickets cost $20.00

Click on this YouTube link for a preview:

Also see poster attached - please feel free to print and display or share with friends, colleagues, any one you think may be interested.

Zanskar is one of the last remaining original Tibetan Buddhist societies with a continuous untainted lineage dating back thousands of years. In nearby Tibet and Ladakh, in Sikkim, Bhutan, and Nepal, traditional Tibetan Buddhist culture is either dead already or dying. The horror of Chinese government design in Tibet is being matched by the destruction of global economics elsewhere. Zanskar, ringed by high Himalayan mountains in northwest India, one of the most remote places on the planet, has been safe until now. But that’s changing.

In 3-5 years a road connecting Padum, the heart of Zanskar, with Leh, the heart of neighboring Ladakh, will be finished. The route which previously took up to two days by car will take only 4-5 hours. As economic growth descends on Zanskar it will bring with it an end to this unbroken Buddhist social tradition. Will the native language, culture, and religious practice be able to survive?

The Dalai Lama has instructed two monks from Zanskar’s Stongde Monastery to do everything in their power to insure that it does. The monks are building a school to educate the children from surrounding villages in their own language, culture, history, and religion. Presently, the government school teaches none of those subjects, and is closed most of the year. The nearby private school also doesn’t teach those subjects and is additionally unaffordable for the area’s poor families. At Stongde, along with indigenous traditions, the children will be educated in the best Western curricula.

The monks are racing against the clock. While they complete the school they are also placing local children in other schools and monasteries in the city of Manali and beyond. This requires walking over a 17,500 foot pass.