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Great Journeys in Little Spaces: Buddhist Matters in Khyentse Norbu’s Travellers and Magicians |
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Halkias, Georgios
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International Journal of Buddhist Thought & Culture=국제불교문화사상사학회
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| Volume | v.28 n.2 |
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| Date | 2018.12 |
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| Pages | 205 - 223 |
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| Publisher | International Association for Buddhist Thought and Culture |
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http://iabtc.org/
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| Location | Seoul, Korea [首爾, 韓國] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Note | Georgios T. HALKIAS is assistant professor and undergraduate programme coordinator at the Centre of Buddhist Studies at the University of Hong Kong. |
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| Keyword | Bhutan; Vajrayāna Buddhism; Road Movie; Dzongsar Khyentse |
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| Abstract | Travellers and Magicians (2003) is a road movie incorporating elements of neorealism. It was directed by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Norbu (1961-present) and filmed in its entirety in Bhutan and with an all-Bhutanese cast that, soon after its release, attracted world-wide attention. In its visually unassuming style, the film succeeds in tracing
the delusional trajectories of human desire from a Buddhist perspective. The intimate space created by the film’s focus on a few characters, its slow narrative pace, minimalistic dialogue, and arresting yet unembellished mise-en-scène, succeeds in luring viewers into a comfortable dream-like space that incites contemplative reflection on Buddhist
elements in the storyline and the ethical dangers that lie in pursuit of dreamlands. In this study, I will selectively investigate aspects that contribute to a nuanced reading of the road movie Travellers and Magicians, both as a “Buddhist film” and as a reflective experience in Buddhist practice. The present contribution will link some of the visual
imagery and narrative tropes with themes and interpretations drawn from Tibetan history and culture, Buddhist doctrines, film studies, and Western literature. |
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| Table of contents | Abstract
And He Forgot All about America 207
A Story Waiting to Pierce You 208
Travellers and Magicians in Saṃsāra 211
What We Hoped for Yesterday, We Dread Today 214
The Journey is the Goal 217
References 222 |
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| ISSN | 15987914 (P) |
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| DOI | 10.16893/IJBTC.2018.12.28.2.205 |
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| Created date | 2021.03.12 |
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| Modified date | 2021.03.12 |
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