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Encyclopedia - Kundun: Encyclopedia - Kundun
Kundun is a 1997 film written by Melissa Mathison and directed by Martin Scorsese. It is based on the life and writings of the Dalai Lama...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kundun: Encyclopedia Ii - Kundun - Plot
Except for brief sequences in China and India, the film is set entirely in Tibet. It begins with the search by Reting Rimpoche (the regen...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism In The United States
Buddhism is a religion with millions of followers in the United States, including traditionally Buddhist Asian Americans as well as non-A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama: Encyclopedia - Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama
Tenzin Gyatso (Tibetan: བསྟན་འཛིན་རྒྱ་མཚོ་ Wylie: Bstan 'dzin Rgya mtsho) (b. July 6, 1935) is the fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In The United States: Encyclopedia - Buddhism In The United States
Buddhism is a religion with millions of followers in the United States, including traditionally Buddhist Asian Americans as well as non-A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Academy Award For Original Music Score: Encyclopedia - Academy Award For Original Music Score
From "Rule Sixteen" of the "Special Rules for The Music Awards" Original Score: An original score is a substantial body of music in the f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tenzin Gyatso 14th Dalai Lama: Encyclopedia - Tenzin Gyatso 14th Dalai Lama
Tenzin Gyatso (Tibetan: བསྟན་འཛིན་རྒྱ་མཚོ་ Wylie: Bstan 'dzin Rgya mtsho) (b. July 6, 1935) is the fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Academy Award For Costume Design: Encyclopedia - Academy Award For Costume Design
This Academy Award was first given for movies made in 1948 when separate awards were given for black-and-white and color movies. Academy ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Academy Award For Best Cinematography: Encyclopedia Ii - Academy Award For Best Cinematography - 1950s
For 1957, there was a single award: 1957 - Jack Hildyard, The Bridge on the River Kwai From 1958, there were separate awards for Black ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tenzin Gyatso 14th Dalai Lama: Encyclopedia Ii - Tenzin Gyatso 14th Dalai Lama - Life As Dalai Lama
As well as being the most influential spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama traditionally claims to be Tibet's Head of Sta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Martin Scorsese: Encyclopedia Ii - Martin Scorsese - Career
Martin Scorsese - 1960s and 1970s. Martin Scorsese came from a working class Italian-American family; his father Luciano Charles Scorse...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of China - History Modern
The New Culture Movement of the 1910s and 1920s evoked a great deal of lasting interest in Western music as a number of Chinese musicians...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Martin Scorsese: Encyclopedia Ii - Martin Scorsese - Career
Martin Scorsese - 1960s and 1970s. Martin Scorsese came from a working class Italian-American family; his father Luciano Charles Scorse...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In The United States - Modern American Buddhism
Some scholars, such as Charles Prebish, have suggested that the social phenomenon of Buddhism in America can be seen to be comprised of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Academy Award For Costume Design: Encyclopedia Ii - Academy Award For Costume Design - 1950s
For 1957 the awards were combined into a single award. 1957 Orry-Kelly - Les Girls Charles LeMaire - An Affair to Remember Edith Head, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philip Glass: Encyclopedia Ii - Philip Glass - Life And Work
Philip Glass - Beginnings education and influences. Glass was born in Baltimore, Maryland as the son of Jewish immigrants from the Ukra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama: Encyclopedia Ii - Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama - Social And Political Stances
The present Dalai Lama is held in almost universal high regard among Tibetan Buddhists. It should be noted, however, that his views regar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama: Encyclopedia Ii - Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama - Life As Dalai Lama
As well as being the most influential spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama traditionally claims to be Tibet's Head of Sta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama: Encyclopedia Ii - Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama - Early Life
The Dalai Lama was born to a Mongour farming family as Lhamo Thondup (also spelled Lhamo Dhondrub among other spellings) on July 6, 1935,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama: Encyclopedia Ii - Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama - International Influence
The Dalai Lama speaks English as a second language and has been successful in gaining Western sympathy for Tibetan self-determination, in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama: Encyclopedia Ii - Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama - Films About The Dalai Lama
Among the films that have been recently made about the 14th Dalai Lama are Kundun and Seven Years in Tibet. Other recent films include: ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama: Encyclopedia Ii - Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama - Awards Given To The Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama has received numerous awards over his political career. The most recent was on May 28, 2005 when he received the Christmas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philip Glass: Encyclopedia Ii - Philip Glass - Works
Philip Glass - Works for the Philip Glass Ensemble. 600 Lines (1967) Music in Fifths (1969) Music in Similar Motion (1969) Music with ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philip Glass: Encyclopedia Ii - Philip Glass - Selected Discography
Philip Glass - Minimalist works. Music in Twelve Parts, Parts 1&2 (Virgin, 1974) Music in Similar Motion/ Music in Fifths/ Two Pag...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Martin Scorsese: Encyclopedia Ii - Martin Scorsese - Themes
The main themes of Scorsese's work are intimately wrapped up in his Roman Catholic upbringing and his early attraction to the priesthood....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tenzin Gyatso 14th Dalai Lama: Encyclopedia Ii - Tenzin Gyatso 14th Dalai Lama - Films About The Dalai Lama
Among the films that have been recently made about the 14th Dalai Lama are Kundun and Seven Years in Tibet. Other recent films include: ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tenzin Gyatso 14th Dalai Lama: Encyclopedia Ii - Tenzin Gyatso 14th Dalai Lama - International Influence
The Dalai Lama speaks English as a second language and has been successful in gaining Western sympathy for Tibetan self-determination, in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In The United States - Buddhist Education In The United States
A variety of Buddhist groups have established institutions of higher learning in America. The first four-year Buddhist college in the U.S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tenzin Gyatso 14th Dalai Lama: Encyclopedia Ii - Tenzin Gyatso 14th Dalai Lama - Early Life
The Dalai Lama was born to a Mongour farming family as Lhamo Thondup (also spelled Lhamo Dhondrub among other spellings) on July 6, 1935,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In The United States - Trends In American Buddhism
Buddhism in the United States - Engaged Buddhism. An important trend that has developed in Buddhism in the West is socially engaged Bud...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In The United States - Demographics Of Buddhism In The United States
For various reasons, it is not easy to arrive at a accurate idea of the number of Buddhists in the United States. The simplest reason is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In The United States - Early History
Occasional intersections between Western civilization and the Buddhist world have been occurring for thousands of years. Perhaps the most...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tenzin Gyatso 14th Dalai Lama: Encyclopedia Ii - Tenzin Gyatso 14th Dalai Lama - Social And Political Stances
The present Dalai Lama is held in almost universal high regard among Tibetan Buddhists. It should be noted, however, that his views regar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tenzin Gyatso 14th Dalai Lama: Encyclopedia Ii - Tenzin Gyatso 14th Dalai Lama - Awards Given To The Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama has received numerous awards over his political career. The most recent was on May 28, 2005 when he received the Christmas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of China - Opera
Main article: Chinese opera Chinese opera has been hugely popular for centuries, especially Beijing opera. The music is often guttural wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of China - Ethnic Han Music
The Han Chinese, who make up some 92% of the population of China, play heterophonic music in which the musicians play versions of a singl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of China - Instrumentation
Instrumental music in China is played on solo instruments or in small ensembles of plucked and bowed stringed instruments, flutes, and va...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of China - Minorities
China has many ethnic groups besides the Han, concentrated in the southeast and northwest. These include Tibetans, Russians, Uighurs, Man...   » Read the article