Mongolians worship huge silk appliqué Thangka in Tibet. A vast hillside in "Kumbum" (according to opening slate on film), Tibet. The lower half of the hill filled with pilgrims and worshipers. The upper slope covered with an enormous thangka tapestry which has a large image of Buddha. View of the tapestry. People around the tapestry. The Mongolians spread over the hilly area. The tapestry of Buddha being covered and then rolled back up on the hill by a long line of people. Scenes of people gathered to view the thangka.
Enraged yaks battle on a hilly terrain in Kumbum in Tibet. Mountains in the background. The battle stops as one yak gets exhausted. The victim is saved from death as a female yak interferes.
Progressive aggression leading to the take over of Tibet and fleeing of the Dalai Lama to India in exile. Men raise the People's Republic of China flag on a mountain as armies of Communist China conquer Tibet. 1950: The Dalai Lama and Panchem Lama are brought to Peking in China. They are received by Chinese officials, presented with bouquets. A function at their arrival. 1955: African and Asian delegates at the Bandung Conference in Indonesia. China agrees to the 5 principles of peaceful co-existence. Delegates including Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai and Indian Prime Minister Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru. 1956: The Dalai Lama and Panchem Lama are permitted to visit India to celebrate the 2500th birth anniversary of Lord Buddha. They are greeted by Pandit Nehru, Premier U Nu of Burma and other Indian officials an arrival. The Lamas with Indian officials seated for a meal on the ground in a hall. The Lamas are welcomed in a ceremony and Dalai Lama addresses the gathering. Tibet: China begins to impose Communist system on Tibetan borders. Construction work and forced labor. March 1959: Communist bombardment over Lhasa. The Potala monastery. Tibetans take up alms. Handcuffs and confinements. Demonstrations and protests outside the Chinese Embassy in Delhi. Former Prime Minister Of Tibet, Lukhangwa and other monks pay their respects at Mahatma Gandhi's samadhi (mausoleum) in New Delhi. Indian government officials and members of the international press reach Tezpur in Assam. They welcome the Dalai Lama. Photographers take pictures. The Dalai Lama addresses a gathering. Statues of Lord Buddha all over India and Asia. Tibetan monks pray. People sing Indian devotional song.
Clouds loom over the Himalayas in Tibet. A Tibetan farmer and his wife work in a field. Goats near the house. A man distributes a traditional drink. Women play with a toddler. Shepherds with cattle. Farmers work in a field. Men lead horses with material for trade. The Potala Palace (35 Beijing Middle Rd, Lhasa, Tibet, China, 850000) monastery in the capital of Lhasa. Traditional Tibetan architecture, intricate carvings, and holy lamps in the monastery. The Dalai Lama, ruler of Tibet walks with monks in the monastery. He takes a seat as people pay their respect. Monks play traditional instruments. Traditional Tibetan music and dance performances under a tent. A crowd seated around the tent to watch. People in different parts of Asia follow the teachings of Dalai Lama. Devotees and monks walk down the steps of a temple. Tibetan monks at a ceremony. Buddhist statues in various temples across Asia.
Aircraft after landing on airstrip. Delegates disembark from plane. A man speaks to a reporter after the delegates’ arrival. Military prison riots in Cuba. Cuban soldiers in prone position. Prisoners stand of roof and tower of prison. Black Cuban rioters march inside the prison. Prisoners standing on top of prison tower. Men at prison. Man shooting with a machine gun. A tank rolls in the center of Havana during the Cuban Revolution. A star-shaped light on top of a control tower. Delegates from the People’s Republic of China arrive in Cuba. People’s Republic of China Foreign Minister Lu Chung shake hands with Prime Minister Fidel Castro. Minister Lu Chung meets President Ocvaldo Dorticos Torrado. Chinese delegates during meeting. View of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet (35 Beijing Middle Rd, Lhasa, Tibet, China, 850000). Lines of trucks driven in Tibet.
Tibetan refugee children, fleeing Communist Chinese occupation of Tibet, are seen sheltered in Pestalozzi Children's Village in Stockach-Wahlwies, Germany (Pestalozzi-Kinderdorf 1, 78333 Stockach, Germany). A Tibetan Buddhist monk leads a prayer with Tibetan children. The monk reads sutras. A German teacher teaching German lessons to Tibetan children. Children repeat German sentences after their teacher. A Tibetan boy writing on the blackboard “ich bin Tibeter”. A German man teaches Tibetan girls how to operate a loom. The children from Tibet play and dance and sing songs of their traditional Tibetan culture.