
Tukdam – Between Worlds
Most of us think of death as something clear-cut, and that medical science has it neatly figured out. This feature documentary explodes such assumptions through its exploration of a phenomenon that blurs life and death to an unprecedented degree. In what Tibetan Buddhists call tukdam, advanced meditators die in a consciously controlled manner. Though dead according to our biomedical standards, they often stay sitting upright in meditation; remarkably, their bodies remain fresh and lifelike, without signs of decay for days, sometimes weeks after clinical death. Following ground-breaking scientific research into tukdam and taking us into intimate death stories of Tibetan meditators, the film juxtaposes scientific and Tibetan perspectives as it tries to unravel the mystery of tukdam.
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- Language
- English
- dying and death
- meditation
- scientific study
- interview
- death
- unsolved mystery
- transcendental meditation
- brain training
- expert opinion
- brain capacity
- scientific research
- beyond reality
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FinlandFI
- PremiereHelsinki International Film Festival30 Sept 2022
South KoreaKR
- Premiere18One World One Flower International Buddhist Film Festival18 Aug 2023
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Tukdam – Between Worlds was released on 30 September 2022.
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