They say the world we know is only a sliver of the great turning wheel. That each life, each breath, is bound to a cosmic cycle of becoming and unbecoming. In the heart of this wheel, three beasts — a pig, a snake, and a rooster — chase each other's tails, stirring the waters of craving, hatred, and ignorance.
From this restless churning arise the Six Realms of Existence, and through them, all beings wander. Between these realms lie the Bardos — the in-between states.
They are like the spaces between one story and the next, where things shift and feel uncertain. In these moments, the world can appear strange, shaped by our thoughts, feelings, and wishes.
A story written, directed, filmed and edited by students at Dzongsar Kanishka School, Chaunthala, Himachal Pradesh - about things which affect their everyday lives.
(Language: Tibetan, Nepali with English Subtitles)
Bardos (བར་དོ)
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Chapter One “Water Wars”
Students at a school feel a sharp descent from the blissful state of Heaven,
to that of survival like Animals, as the water supply gets cut off without any explanation.
One friend observes calmly, and tries to keep his friends from fighting each other in desperation.
Chapter Two “Daud”
A humbling fall from the state of a ‘Hungry Ghost’, wanting to be the fastest runner in school,
collecting Jealous Gods on the way,
succumbing to pain, and what it is to be ‘Human’, eventually.
Chapter Three “Why Wai”
As the school bans junk food on its premise,
students hoard, gorge and observe their lives through this ban.
F I L M M A K E R S
Jigme lhundup
Karma Rimri
Nyima karsang
Tsering paljor
Jamyang dhondup
Sonam dorjee
Jamyang tsultrim
Choeying Tashi
Tsering Moktan
Tsundue Dorjee
Palchen Wangyal
Sangay Dhondup
Sonam Choejor
Palden Dhondup
Kunga Wangchuk
Passang Geluk
Dolma Palzom
Aditya Sharma
Agnimitra
Dhananjai Sinha
W I T H S U P P O R T F R O M
Kanishka School, Chaunthra and Team
Vikramjit Sinha
Mohammad Shameem
