The Kung Fu Nuns of Kathmandu
Catalogue Number: AUT039
Producer: Autentic GMBH
Producers: Moers, Peter
Directors: Howe, Sabine
Producing Agencies: Moers Media, ZDF, arte
Subject: Canadian World Studies, Documentary, Environmental Studies, Guidance, Health and Medicine, History, Religious Studies, Science, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Women's Studies
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin: Germany
Copyright Year: 2023
Running Time: 43:19
For the Buddhist nuns of Kathmandu, Kung Fu is meditation. In Himalayan villages the Nuns protect environment and climate and are teaching local women how to rely on themselves.
The Buddhist nuns of Kathmandu are confident fighters. It’s not only self-defence, but mainly self-knowledge that is the meaning behind the martial art fighting. Kung-Fu is their meditating, and beside colorful ritual dances and prayers they hike through the remote Himalayas and help women to assert themselves alongside men. They build solar panels, repair houses, collect garbage and show how to protect the environment and the climate.
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