Skip to content

Dharma Documentaries

Buddhism and Its Cultures

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

108 Yaks, A Journey of Love and Freedom

Posted on August 22, 2014December 22, 2014 by Dharma Documentaries
A record of an astonishing journey undertaken to save the lives of 108 yaks doomed to be sold for slaughter in Nepal.

108 Yaks

This is a record of an astonishing journey undertaken by a disciple of Lama Zopa, Geshe Thubten Jinpa, to save the lives of 108 yaks doomed to be sold for slaughter in Nepal.

The journey that Geshe accomplishes entails taking a group of over twenty herders and sherpas to a remote location in eastern Nepal, accessible only by walking, and then herding all 108 yaks over some of the most difficult terrain on earth to a new location on the Tibetan border.

The journey is made even more difficult when the track over the last pass at 18,000ft is found to have collapsed in the rain, and has to be rebuilt.

However there was no going back, and onwards was the only option so the team spent six days rebuilding the track before herding the yaks to their new home.

The remarkable fortitude of the people involved in saving the yaks, and their dedication to making sure it all works out as planned is truly inspiring.

As it says at the end it is not possible to save all the animals being brutally treated and killed in the world, but if you have the chance to help some you should take it.

 

if the video does not appear on the page, try reloading the page; and if that doesn’t work, leave a comment so I can update the page (the comment is not published)

 

to see an album of screenshots click here

 

TAGS:
Culture, Dharma, Ecology, Animals, Monks, Nepal, Vajrayana, Vegetarianism

1 thought on “108 Yaks, A Journey of Love and Freedom”

  1. karen lee says:
    March 26, 2018 at 11:10 pm

    Thank you so much for this inspiring wonderful video, to all who made it and initiated it, and participated in it, and to the dear Yaks. Love you all.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Comments do not appear straight away, but are moderated before publication

Your email address will not be published.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/2u9

Donations

This site has taken more than fifteen years and 1,000s of hours to build, and has more than a thousand documentaries on it. If you would like to help, you can do so here. Even small amounts make a difference.

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
Women

Sponsorship

 hosting sponsored by exabytes.my 

Random Posts

  • 40 Years on the Farm
  • Himalaya, a Path to the Sky
  • Vietnam National Pagoda
  • The Silk Road Series 7/16: Khotan-Oasis of Silk and Jade
  • The Story of Buddhism 06, Masterpieces of Buddhist Art
  • Mystic Tibet with Lama Zopa Rinpoche
  • The Journey of Xuanzang 5 & 6
  • Inside the Forbidden City 2, Survival
  • Cowspiracy, the Sustainability Secret
  • A Different Pilgrimage 2, Indonesia

Recent Posts

  • Forgotten Angkor: LiDAR Reveals Hidden Technology
  • Myanmar, The Grand Plain of the Irawaddy
  • For the Benefit of All Beings
  • Bactria and Ai Khanoun
  • Greek & Persian Influence on Early Buddhism
  • Sri Lanka, Hidden Wonders of a Sacred Land
  • Unseen China
  • Unseen Tibet
  • Thangka-Paubha, Beyond The Canvas
  • Xuanzang of the Tang Dynasty

Related Posts:

  • Asian Corridor 5, Himalayan Salt Trek
  • Sowers of Joy (Nuns Travel across India)
  • In Search of Zhang Zhung
  • Mystic Tibet with Lama Zopa Rinpoche
  • Tea Road to the Skies 3, On the Roof of the World
  • Asian Corridor 2, Road to Pilgrimage
  • Bhutan 2, Golden Langurs and Black Yaks
  • Lama La
  • The Land of Dolpo
  • The Buddhist Science of the Mind
© 2025 Dharma Documentaries | Powered by Minimalist Blog WordPress Theme