Enjoy Watching the 1966 Films The Message of the Tibetans on YouTube

His Holiness the Dalai Lama, "The Message of the Tibetans," YouTube.

Arnaud Desjardins, a French filmmaker with experience filming in India, met His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 1963. Arnaud received His Holiness's support to film the Tibetan refugees' lives and culture, which he did in 1964 and 1965.

The filming was done in India and Bhutan and in consultation with Sonam Topgey Kazi, His Holiness the Dalai Lama's senior interpreter.

They made two films, "The Message of the Tibetans: First Part, Buddhism" and "The Message of the Tibetans: Second Part, Tantrism," in 1966.

Many well-known lamas appear in the films including His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, His Holiness the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa, His Eminence the 12th Tai Situ Rinpoche, His Holiness the 41st Sakya Trichen, His Eminence the 6th Kyabje Ling Rinpoche, and His Eminence the 3rd Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche.

Watch "The Message of the Tibetans: First Part, Buddhism" followed by "The Message of the Tibetans: Second Part, Tantrism" on Chönyi R YouTube channel.

Arnaud Desjardins

"Arnaud Desjardins (French: [de.ʒaʁ.dɛ̃]; June 18, 1925, Paris – August 10, 2011, Grenoble) was a French author. He was a producer at the Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française from 1952 to 1974, and was one of the first high-profile practitioners of Eastern religion in France. He worked on television documentaries with many spiritual traditions unknown to some Europeans at the time, including Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism, Zen, and Sufism from Afghanistan."

Continue reading Arnaud's biography on Wikipedia.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama with Arnaud Desjardins, www.essasophro.com.

Sonam Topgey Kazi

"In March of 1959, I heard that fighting had started in Lhasa and that H.H. the Dalai Lama had escaped, but no one knew of his whereabouts. The outside world showed great concern for his safety. Suddenly we heard that he had crossed over into India. The Government of India sent Mr. Menon and me to receive His Holiness at Bomdila, near the Indo-Tibetan border. From there we went to Tezpur, Mussoorie, and finally, to Dharamsala."

"I was attached to H.H. the Fourteenth Dalai Lama as his Chief Interpreter for thirteen years in Dharamsala, until 1972."

Continue reading Sonam Topgey Kazi's story on www.archieve.claudearpi.net.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama with Sonam Topgey Kazi on his left, Bomdila, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Hindustan Times.