Original production in Japanese. Agency:.Co-produced by NHK, Mistral Film of France and the NFB.

Music, Toshiyuki Honda ; camera, Hideo Saito ; editor, Masaharu Yoshioka ; sound effects, Masayuki Onoe ; re-recording, Yoshinori Kawabata ; director, Yukari Hayashi ; producer, Atsunori Kawamura ; consultant - narration, Douglas Penick ; director, Barrie McLean ; editor, Judith Merritt, David Verrall ; re-recording, Jean-Pierre Joutel ; producer, Barrie McLean, David Verrall.

Narrator, Leonard Cohen ; participation, null Dalai Lama, Ram Dass, Dale Borglum.

Recorded 1994.

This two-part series explores ancient teachings on death and dying. It was filmed over a four-month period on location in the Himalayas where the original text still yields an essential influence over people's views of life and death. A Way of Life contains footage of the rites and liturgies surrounding and following the death of a Ladakhi elder. The Dalai Lama explains his own feelings about death, while other scenes within a palliative care hospice in San Francisco depicts the use of the texts to counsel dying AIDS patients. This film, by revealing ancient teachings on how to think about death and dying, can be a valuable source of counsel and comfort.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Film of Special Merit Award, 1994 Special Mention, 1994

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).