Keepers of the Faith:The Buddhist Nuns of the Sagaing Hills
Keepers of the Faith:The Buddhist Nuns of the Sagaing Hills
'keepers of the faith:the buddhist nuns of the sagaing hills' Cuevana 3 - Cuevana In the Sagaing Hills, 12 miles from the ancient capital of Mandalay are hundreds of pagodas, stupas, monasteries and nunneries which form a focal point of worship for Buddhism in Burma. In 1986 the filmmaker lived for 15 months as a nun in the Thameikdaw Gaung nunnery. Some years later she is coming back for a visit in order to see what has changed. This is an intimate insight into the daily life of a nunnery as well a portrait of the monastic economy and its interactions with the society.
- Género: Documental
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- Director: Hiroko Kawanami
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