Edward W. Bastian films of Tibetan Buddhism
name: label: Creator
content: Bastian, Edward W.
place: label: Place
content: East Asia
label: Place
content: South Asia
label: Place
content: North America
label: Place
content: Tibet Region
label: Place
content: India
label: Place
content: Wisconsin
topic: label: Topic
content: Buddhism
label: Topic
content: Rites and ceremonies
label: Topic
content: Dalai lamas
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Received from Edward Bastian in 1986.
creator: label: Creator
content: Bastian, Edward W.
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content: Edward W. Bastian films of Tibetan Buddhism
physdesc: label: Extent
content: Film reels (sound color; 44,000 feet, 16mm)
label: Extent
content: 33 Videocassettes (sound color)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1981-1982
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: HSFA.1986.01
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
label: Type
content: Videocassettes
label: Type
content: Sound films
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound films
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Edited and outtakes materials from the films TIBETAN BUDDHISM:  PRESERVING THE MONASTIC TRADITION and materials shot in 1981 of the Initiation into the Kalachakra Tantra by His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet, recorded in Dharamsala India and Madison, Wisconsin.  Collection also contains sound recordings.

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