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| Rescued yaks being cared for by Ngawang Lapsum Rinpoche, 108 Yaks Facebook. |
The thirty-three minute film 108 Yaks: A Journey of Love and Freedom tells the story of twenty-two people and 108 yaks. In 2011 they traveled together through rural Nepal at 18,000 feet elevation to save the yaks from slaughter.
It's a beautiful and inspiring film. The producer and director, Geshe Thubten Jinpa, is from Kopan Monastery.
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| 108 Yaks: A Journey of Love and Freedom, 108 Yaks Facebook. |
Watch the thirty-three minute film 108 Yaks: A Journey of Love and Freedom for free on the 108Yaks108 YouTube channel.
The Hindu interviewed Geshe Thubten Jinpa about the film in the July 9, 2012 article "Yaks, Buddhism and the soul."
"'Animal liberation is our dharma, it can be instrumental in achieving enlightenment,' he emphasizes. The practise, according to him, epitomises perfection of giving or generosity, one of the six perfections of the Mahayana tradition which includes morality, patience, perseverance, concentration and wisdom. 'Saving a life or giving new life to a sentient being, is the best form of charity. We also believe that all sentient beings are kind and when they are in trouble, it is our duty to pay back their kindness.'
Check on the well-being of the yaks by visiting the 108 Yaks Facebook page.
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