Tukdam: The Point Of Death

(2023)

★ 8 IMDb · 1 votes

Genres: Documentary

Year: 2023

Country: Ireland

Director: Donagh Coleman

Cast: Tenzin Gyatso

Plot

Irish director Donagh Coleman explores the extraordinary phenomenon of Tukdam, whereby some Tibetan Buddhist practitioners are able to forestall physical decay at the point of clinical death for days, even weeks, by entering a deep meditative state. Supported by His Holiness the Dalai Lama a group of leading scientists conduct groundbreaking research into the phenomenon, which challenges Western medical understanding of the line between life and death.