Films@UM Home | Show All Films | About the Collection

Choice for a Chinese woman enlightenment in a Buddhist convent

1993 ‧ 37 minutes ‧ English ‧ color ‧ feature

To cite or link to this item, use this identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1181

Films in the Films@UM collection may be viewed only on the University of Maryland campus or through a VPN connection.

Alternate title:	Enlightenment in a Buddhist convent
Summary:	Portrait of a Chinese teenager from a poor rural family who ran away to a Buddhist convent. The film examines life in the convent and the religious conventions and convictions of everyday people trained since the Maoist revolution to disdain religion. Follows the transformation of this young girl in her search for peace and enlightenment.
Summary:	Narration in English; interviews in Chinese with English voiceovers.

Display complete item information

Contributor:	Krauter, Uwe
Provider:	Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Provider:	Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen
Century:	1901-2000
Place of origin:	North America
	United States of America
	New Jersey
Geographical subjects:	China
Topical subjects:	Buddhist nuns China Social conditions 20th century
	Teenage girls China Social conditions 20th century
	Poor teenagers China Social conditions 20th century
	Monastic and religious life of women China History 20th century
	Buddhist convents China History 20th century
	Buddhism China History 20th century
	China Religion 20th century
	China Social conditions 20th century
Repository:	Nonprint Media Services
Browse terms:	Religion
Browse terms:	Women's Studies
Collection:	Films@UM
rights:	Access restricted to patrons at the University of Maryland.

Display only basic item information