Tibet-2 (Kundun) Flashcards
Director of the film Kundun
Martin Scorsese
Screenwriter of Kundun
Melissa Mathison
Year Kundun was released
1997
Year “7 years in Tibet” was released
1997
Number of years Melissa Mathison spent on making Kundun
6
Film written by Melissa Mathison that is my Kundun
ET
Was married to and divorced from Melissa Mathison
Harrison Ford
First item that the 14th DL pointed out to confirm that he was the DL
13th DL beads
Meaning of Dalai Lama
“Ocean of Wisdom”
Year the 13th DL died
1933
Mountain range in Kundun
Himalayas
Tibetan sand sculpture that is made and then destroyed
Mandala
14th DL first name
Lahmo
Name that means “protector”
Lahmo
Parallel between the day the 14th DL was born and the 13th DL
2 black crows
First item the 14th DL identifies
Tabla
Drum used in the meditation process
Tabla
2nd item the 14th DL identifies
Bell ( used in meditation process)
3rd item the 14th DL identifies
Quil pen
4th item the 14th DL identifies
Bowl
5th item the 14th DL identifies
Glasses
6th item the 14th DL identifies
Cane
White sulk scarf blessed by the DL for protection
Kata
Lama who had the visions to help 14th DL
Regent Reting
Symbol of reincarnation
Water
14th DL becomes religious leader of Tibet
2/22/40
Chief historical advisor if 14th DL
Lord Chamberlain
“Things change Kundun”
–Nobu
14th DL’s playmate
Nobu
14th DL remembers these (another confirmation) in a locked cabinet
13th DL’s false teeth
Age at which the 14th DL was discovered
2
Age at which the 14th DL was confirmed to be the DL
3
Former capital of Tibet
Lhasa
Winter house
Potala Palace
Themes of the movie
Protection and shoes
14th DL’s hometown
Taktser
3rd in line for the DL
Carmapa Lama
2nd in line for the DL
Panchem Lama
Predicts the future for Tibetan Buddhists
Oracle
Group of Tibetan Buddhists
Kashia
Performed to the DL’s father and Regent Reting–cut up limbs and feed them to vultures
Sky burial
Age at which all DLs have become political leaders of Tibet
18
M/D/Y 14th DL becomes political leader of Tibet
11/17/50
Age at which the 14th DL becomes political leader of Tibet
15
“Nonviolence takes a long time”
– 14th DL
M/D/Y the seventeen point agreement was signed
5/23/51
“Things change”
– 14th DL quoting Nobu
“They have taken away our silence”
– 14th DL
Another name for Beijing
Peking
“Religion is poison”
– Mao Zedong
“Nonviolence means cooperation when it is possible and resistance when it is not”
– Lord Chamberlain
Produced the movie
Ex wife of Scorecese
Barbara De Fina
Editor
Ex wife of Scorcese
Thelma Schoonmaker
Costume designer
Dante Ferreti
Mother of Scorcese and the film was dedicated to her– died during the movie
1912-1997
Catherine Scorcese
Year 14th DL left Tibet
1959
