Skip to content

Dharma Documentaries

Dharma. Culture. Ecology.

Menu
  • Dharma
  • Culture
  • Ecology
  • Archives
  • About
Menu

A Young Shaman’s Quest Across Mongolia

Posted on February 19, 2021February 19, 2021 by Dharma Documentaries
A journey through modern day Mongolia in search of harmony with the land and the gods.

A Young Shamans Quest Across Mongolia

This is a very interesting film about one young man’s journey through modern-day Mongolia. Chinbayar is only 20 years old, but his father in particular relies on him to ward off the ill effects of his profession as a gold miner in the remote hills of his country.

In Mongolia the belief is that digging precious metals out of the earth upsets the gods and nature spirits, and they need to be appeased so that catastrophe doesn’t fall upon the family.

Chinbayar, together with his mother, go on a long journey through the country, stopping first at Shambala, a sacred space in the middle of the country where he is greeted by Buddhist monks.

Then on to Oyu Tolgoi, which houses one of the largest mines in the world (larger than Manhattan, and 2 miles deep), which is upsetting not only the gods, but the herdsmen who live in this area who can no longer get the water they need.

He comes back via the capital Ulaanbaatar where half the population lives, and where there is an emerging middle class in the centre of the city, and a much larger ghetto class living in poverty on the edges, without water or electricity.

His last trip is to meet with a famed shaman in northern Mongolia who urges him to convert his father to a more wholesome occupation, such as growing crops or herding cattle.

In this film we see the changing landscape of Mongolia and the different challenges they face as some profit, and many lose their livelihood and, in many ways more important, their connection to the land.

 

if this video is no longer available please leave a comment so I can update the page
(the comment is not published)

 

to see an album of stills click here

 

TAGS:
Culture, Dharma, Ecology, Globalisation, Mongolia, Rituals, Shamans

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Search

Subscriptions

Follow our Facebook Page Follow our Tweets Subscribe to our Feed

Subscribe by Email

Email


Shortlink and QR

https://dharma-documentaries.net/b/4HW

Donations

This site has taken more than a dozen years and 1000s of hours to build, and has 800+ documentaries on it. If you would like to help, you can do so here. Even small amounts make a difference.


Donations in Litecoin can be sent to:
LYKDTrBf4pmew2ypNmjmJjC4JAod3M5m8h

Copyright

If anyone has any copyright claims please contact me at dharmadocus@gmail.com and the posts and films will be immediately removed.

Top Ten Tags

Theravada
Mahayana
Vajrayana

India
Silk Road
China
Tibet

Arts
Lectures
Rights

Popular Posts

  • The Freedom of being a Buddhist Nun
  • Bright and Shining Mind in a Disabled Body
  • The Leshan Giant Buddha Statue
  • The Silk Road Series 7/16: Khotan-Oasis of Silk and Jade
  • David Eckel: Buddhism 3-4 of 24
  • The Tibetan Oracles
  • The Mountain Yogi, Lama Govinda
  • Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar: The Untold Truth
  • Indian Roots of Tibetan Buddhism
  • Avalokiteshvara (Chinese Movie)

Recent Posts

  • Dorothy Wong, Buddhist Pilgrim-Monks, 2
  • Dorothy Wong, Buddhist Pilgrim-Monks, 1
  • Himalaya, a Path to the Sky
  • A Cloud Never Dies
  • The Roaring Silence
  • Milked, White Lies in Dairy Land
  • Return to the Wolves
  • A Simple Life (Thai Monasticism)
  • A Monk’s Life (Thailand)
  • The Path of Ordination

Random Posts

  • Before the Flood
  • James Cahill on Ch’an Painting, 1: Liang Kai
  • Hidden Treasure Of Bön
  • Belief in Kannon
  • Vibrations of India
  • Walk with the Master, the Story of the Sites of The Buddha
  • Albert Von Le Coq, Adventure in Turpan
  • A Soldier becomes a Monk
  • Mandala (Korean Film)
  • Drepung Gonba, Tibet (Expoza)

Related Posts

  • The Making of a Novice Monk (Wat Ban Khun)
  • Dunhuang, Edge of the World 1, Ban Chao
  • Fairytales of Growth
  • China Cultural Heritage: The Epic of King Gesar
  • Tsurphu, Home of the Karmapas
  • The New Pinnacle on the Ruwanweli Maha Seya
  • Drowning A Thousand Islands in Shan State
  • Chongmyo, South Korea (Expoza)
  • Kharkhorin & Erdene Zuu Hyid (Expoza)
  • Bhutan 1, Road to Merak
© 2022 Dharma Documentaries | Powered by Minimalist Blog WordPress Theme