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with filmmaker and Ithaca native Isadora Leidenfrost in-person
Creating Buddhas is the story of Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo. a western woman who became a fabric thangka maker. Fabric thangka is a silk embroidered and appliquéd art form in Tibetan Buddhism and is also known as Applique Thangka, Brocade Thangka, and Silk Thangka. Fabric thangka is so rare that in some places it is only seen once a year, and then for only for a few hours. Trained in Dharamsala, India for nine years, Rinchen-Wongmo is one of the few female makers in world. The film explores Leslie’s journey of discovering fabric thangka, her apprenticeship in Dharmasala, India, the step-by-step by process of producing a fabric thangka, and its history and spiritual importance in Tibetan Buddhism. Through this film, we see her produce a thangka of the female Buddha Tara. more at http://www.creatingbuddhas.com/
2009, color, 1 hour, USA