| Tulku | |
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| Directed by | Gesar Mukpo |
| Written by | Gesar Mukpo |
| Produced by | Kent Martin |
| Starring | Gesar Mukpo Dylan Henderson Ashoka Mukpo Dzongsar Khyentse Wyatt Arnold Ogyen Trinley Dorje Reuben Adrian Derksen |
| Narrated by | Gesar Mukpo |
| Cinematography | Pablo Bryant Ethan Neville |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Tulku is a 2009 documentary film, written and directed by Gesar Mukpo. The film details the personal experiences of five young Western men who were identified in childhood as being tulkus, or reincarnated Tibetan Buddhist masters.
For over 700 years tulkus have been sought out as highly revered leaders and teachers of Tibetan Buddhism. Beginning in the 1970s, several tulkus have been identified as having incarnated in the West. These new, Western-born, very modern tulkus lead lives prone to culture clash and identity confusion.
- ^ Tulku Archived 2009-10-20 at the Wayback Machine at the DOXA Documentary Film Festival