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- Опубліковано 28 лис 2020
- Urgan is 9 years old. He lives in a village in the northern Himalayas, isolated at 3,800 meters above sea level. The Buddhist tradition wants him to leave his family to join his monastery. To do so, he will have to cross the Wori La pass, located at more than 5,000 meters above sea level.
Accompanied by his cousin, he travels for several days on an initiatory path marked by funny situations, unexpected, spiritual, disturbing or fascinating encounters: a path to enlightenment.
Documentary: “Urgan, child of the Himalaya”
Direction: Corine Glowacki & Philippe Bigot
Production: ZED & France 3
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Being a resident of ladakh ,it seems that documentary is shoot more than 20 years back . Now the life has changed totally , more car on the road can be seen , road are widening more than enough and people are not wearing traditional dress gonches and head top . It was marvelous to remind of that beautiful golden era of ladakh, thank for uploading again.
In the beginning I thought this documentary is somewhere in Nepal but after reading your comment I understand this documentary is from laddakh so heart touching I can understand the real life of the people residing at Himalayes. In your comments you have stated that now Laddakh is different than the 90s lots of things have been changed roads have been widened lots of care you can see on the road and a days peoples are not wearing old fashion. In my view it's good to improve ourselves new generation need to change themselves take high level education but in other hand once we loosed our tradition very difficult to get back. I have experienced in our culture our traditional and national dresses Daura Suruwal is hard to get in the market. If you wish to weare on special occasions like marriage ceremony very difficult to find tailor in the market.After hard searching if you find they are very expensive. Another thing the price of cloths are expensive.adays we have to pay nearly 10 thousands or more nepali rupees were as other ordinary dresses like pant shirts are very cheap if you spend 5,000.00 nepali rupees you can get pants shits and even good Jacket at 5,000.00 Therefore I would suggest we should save our tradition as well as the people who can stitch those dresses.I afraid running behind foreign language and tradion one day we will forget our language and tradion there will be Mr. Urgen instead of lovely young Urgen who like to skying on the Ice field. I am from Dharan Nepal watching this documentary video in my samsung mobile.
I’ve heard so much about Himalaya until got to see this. Traditions and old fashion style is definitely Interesting.
How to get in here?
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@@narayanprasadrai2918 Dai good to see resident of Dharan here in comment section... I'm from India near Koshi Barrage about 60 KM from Dharan
Thank you for this beautiful and humbling documentary! Just imagine Urgan walking five days to reach the monastery and Norbu a round trip of ten days to get home! I have great respect for these people living in such harsh conditions. May Urgan and Norbu be always healthy and happy.
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Very old video. Now gov of India makes roads thr. And many dev r going thr
Hardy people ...... No wimps can survive
Urgan bless him lost his childhood for what? His dream was cricket, but had no choice 😢
Slice you make beautiful documentaries on real people. While watching these documentaries my soul is transported to these land.
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I am so glad they let him ride on the yak. He is a brave boy.
I'm afraid you may gradually convert these true people of nature into your violent one that you follow in bid to make uniform type people to exist on earth.
What a wonderful story...I'm a tv producer in mainstream media and my dream is to go freelance and tell stories that really matter such as this one! It's informative, inspiring and so important for the world to see. Thank you Slice..Love from Nairobi, Kenya
You're so beautiful ❤️😘❤️
I had a childhood friend. His name was also Urgen! The boy reminded me of him. Bless him. Also please put subtitle inside of voice over. We love to hear their language.
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@@tracymilne8943I preferred to hear the voice over as you don’t miss the scenery and it’s much more enjoyable.
Diversity of India🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
Love to all the Tibetans... I hope one day you get to see your own land....
You mean diversity of China
@@RAMBO14001FYI this is not China
Bro WTF they are not Tibetans they are Ladakhis
Urgan and Norbu are beautiful kids. Their story is simple and yet so beautiful. I pray for their success in attaining happy blessed lives. Such amazing views!
This young man touched my heart when he teased his friend about falling. In that moment he was just a little kid! I’m praying he found much happiness and peace.
@China Boss many and daily! My husband, my son, my father, my friends! I’m blessed to have a full heart.
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As someone from neighboring state of himachal , mountains are my first love .
I will always come back into her lap
I always regret not learning my mother tongue and unable to communicate with my grandma. It is sad to see how few people live in these places nowadays but you cannot blame. Everyone wants better life .
Now you have time, learn language
They are making THUKPA, that is the special soup, not STUPA, which is the sacred monument with a square base, round middle and spired top, found in the village as a Buddhist sacred shrine to the earth, water, fire, wind and space of the material realm. Just thought it good to clarify, but so happy to see this lovely documentary. Have a long standing connection to Ladakh and have visited Zanskar, too! Jullay ju!
Jullay Ju 🙋🏻♀️ Thank you for sharing🥰
Yes, i was thinking the same. Old man was saying thukpa not stupa. This foreigners 😅
Yes Thukpa; same name in Nepal as well! But we use stick noodles.
Stupa is Monastery And THUKPA is a soup.
Miss thukpa
It is a very well made documentary... But as a mother of three children, I cannot help but to feel empathy for this young child 💕
Why? By sending him to a monastery they ensure he gets educated and well looked after., opportunities he would almost certainly not have by remaining at home. This is the very best they can do for their child which is why it is so esteemed in Buddhist culture
@@siouxsie0679No it’s not, it’s indoctrination and he should have been running around playing cricket 🏏 with his friends. Hope he went home and never returned. To young to make that commitment and when asked he said it was what his family wanted.
I am from Karantaka, South India. Having travlled to Ladakh twice in last 5 years, I really enjoy watching your wonderful videos and recall my sweet memories in Ladakh.
Thank you.
Urgan as a child who loves to play cricket..... The best part is "Master do you know haw to play cricket".... His Master smiled at him....
Yes, made me think 🤔 he was destined to be a good cricket player.
@@jeanroeder5534 yep everyone in india is good at cricket
The ending saddened me. I didn't want to leave their lives having become so absorbed to have felt as if I was part of their story, journeying with them in a simple yet rugged world that still holds mystery and magical adventures. What a great coming of life story of two boys, elder and younger, going walkabout on their individual journeys to becoming men.
I discovered this channel 2 days ago and I love it, can't get enough of Tibetan / Himalayas documentaries. I suggest Zanskar land of women, from this channel + the one about the hidden caves of Mustang, not on this channel but it is my favorite
🥰 true i like zanaskar women
Yes, Zanskar women is beautiful.
I had a good laugh when Urgan asked his spiritual master if he likes to play cricket. He’s a bubbly & curious kid. I wish him well in his quest of becoming a Buddhist llama. I am enormously impressed with this boy following what his family wanted him to be-a llama. My daughter rebelled when my wife & I told her that we wanted her to be a nurse, like my sister. :-)
It’s a lama though*
Good for her for choosing her own destiny, whatever that entails.
A llama is an animal of the camel family. A lama is a Tibetan Buddhist monk.
@@wmluna381 true😂
Yah 😂,got a laugh
Thank you! I enjoy watching this type of documentaries, I "travel" without leaving my house and it enriches my life. I visited Tibet about 15 years ago and my life was impacted forever.
What perseverance and strength they have .. hard to find in the western world! A beautiful boy that is leaving his family probably never to see them again and he does so willingly! No game boy or X box in sight.. Has no idea of electricity or supermarkets but he is happy! It says a lot about our selfish way of living.. Wonderful documentary!
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That little boy will always remember his lovely cousin and his first journey to the monastery!
Urgan is such a charming boy, innocent, vulnerable and brave too. I wonder how he is able to come to terms with moving away from his family, friends and his favourite game -cricket! Something so unimaginable at his age. God bless him always.
Thank u so much ma’am
These children are so incredibly beautiful. Imagine a western child doing the chores these children have to do... They'd be breaking down in tears
Difficult conditions make really hardy and strong men..... No wimps
Such a beautiful film. Thank you for bringing this to me. I love that part of the world. I spent some time in the northern Himilayas and trekking to some distant Villages back in the early seventies. Things have changed a lot since then. My experiences and the people I met and stayed with in Far distant Villages are memories I shall never forget. Maybe my next life I can go back. But right now the mountains of East Tennessee will be my home till I leave this life.
things have changed pretty much...its never the same**its not what it used to be ...we reminisce life back then
In another comment people are saying this area has really changed a lot with food , tradition , clothing and modernization since this documentary was made ... I guess if you went back there you would be really surprised
@@gardensofthegods if this virus ends an international travel starts back up and my health holds, I plan to go back sometime at the end of 2021. I was in the Peace Corps in South India and spent over a year traveling and hiking around Nepal. At 71 years old now I don't know if I can make some of the tricks that I did back then. But I would love to go back into some of those areas I'm sure there are roads now to some places.
You picked a beautiful place to settle. I lived in Jumping Branch, West Virginia for 2 years in the 70's, "Just over the hill from you". (God's country)
@@oldscout80 thanks for responding. I have never been through West Virginia. I have some Native American ancestors supposedly from the southern part of West Virginia. I'm hoping to do some tent camping in that area later this spring and early summer when the weather changes. I will be looking for off-grid boondocking sites. I cannot afford nor do I like busy public campgrounds. I usually look for sites in National Forest areas. I've never been to that area you're from maybe I could look it up when I'm there. Now that I'm 71 years old I cannot afford a camper or travel trailer but I do have a really good Kodiak All Season tent. I'm looking forward to seeing parts of West Virginia.
I just can't stop smiling when asking his master if he knows how to play...oohhhh bless this young boy
Thank u so much.....
Yes I teared up!
He has such a beautiful face.
@@melonando9642 he really does! Such beautiful faces and smiles, especially his
@@urgyennorbu430 Are you this boy?
Its good real story without any make-up and acting. Thanks for making movies from those people in natural beautiful places. I really hope that this kind of documentary and help funds from UA-cam and other charitable societies can go straight to those in need. Bravo guys, All the best ahead.
This is a really fascinating documentary. Thank you and I hope you continue to make more of them.
Himalayan cultures have so much similarities with religion being one of them. Am from Bhutan.
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Such a beautiful story. Didn’t stop crying… I have so much respect for these people… I’m from Sherpa community but we are all same. I wish her all the best. Pls update on her again. Thank you so much for making this beautiful document. Tashi Deley 🙏🙏🙏
May Buddha bless this boy! I really appreciate what he do❤. Wish you success and happiness in you life. From 🇰🇭🇰🇭🇰🇭Cambodia
I really loved the very frank and funny conversation between two cousins.
Vajrayana or Tantric or Tibetan Buddhism Buddhism is not about magic or mystery as the orator said.
Tantric Buddhism is like taking a shortcut or running instead of walking to your destination. It is more laborious and difficult but faster to get result.
Who would have thought taking a picture would bring so much happiness to someone bless their heart❤️
I love being transported to a lifestyle that's completely unfamiliar to me. What a total delightful and educational.
the older boy has a wonderful voice. I hope he is still singing no matter where his life leads him.
"If you don't learn, you'll be sorry." Truer words have never been spoken. They can be applied to many situations besides education.
Wow the child isn't complaining about helping or eating the same things over and over my daycare kids are watching this so they can see how mature and respectful these children are.
It’s all in the upbringing. It’s not your kids fault, but how they are raised and where they live.
It’s not your kids fault, you raise them.
Not very long ago Japanese life was like that. (I'm 73 yr old Japanese) I remember life was still
very tough when I was around his age. Of course partially due to losing the war and recovering
from nothing but it wasn't far off from people in small villages, transportations were poor and
slow. Poor people used to send (sell) children to indentured services etc. It was common
practice only a decade before I was born.
Japan has changed so much even during my life time and has come a long way to a point
it's totally alien now. It still retains a lot of tradition but in very tidy up and clean images.
It really wasn't all that beautiful but rather quite sad for those on bottom of the social radder
then.
i saw some of people I used to know in my child hood like people in this documentary how
they are intently listening and believing soothsayer or the priest/monk. Yes black magic.
Not all is good to be traditional and ignorant.
I hope sweet innocent Urgan have a good life.
I love Japanese People.Greetings from Turkey
The biggest advantage of traditional lifestyle is that there is less stress and generally a happy life.
In rich modern societies also life is hard for those at the bottom.
Some people become monks after highly accomplished life , there are incidents of even harvard graduates becoming monks. Google & IBM invite some of the famous monks to their campus to give talks because monks have a different kind of spiritual & psychological knowledge . Superstition is largely ignored because it is not that harmful and it is not part of core teachings , nobody forces anybody to believe in superstition. Even Buddha asked people to believe only in things that is useful to them and harmless for others.
Resignation is the common shield against hardships in the past.
Now, there are lots of options, like drugs, alcohol, mukbang, and suicide.
A strong foundation of trust in God quashes everything.
I rike japanese rifestyre.
Where in Japan did you grow up?
They’re so beautifully innocent it makes one envious of such pure hearts. Very good filming, loved it
Thank you for making such beautiful documentaries on Ladakh.
Very beautiful documentary, I hope Urgan, Norbu and their respective families are well, wish them all the best.
I'm astonished at the resilience of the young boy who wanted to and finally succeeded in becoming a Buddhist lama 👍❤❤👍🙏
This documentary is so beautiful, they lead pure and innocent life. I just loved watching it, thank you !
My poor baby 👶 I know how you feel. I know he miss his mom. Baby 👶don't worry your whole life will be better. Human beings full of suffering. Your whole life is holy it means a lot than other boy. I pray for you HAPPY AND healthy. May Lord Buddha continue protect you all from obstacles.
Nice but Buddha does not protect people. The tradition teaches you to live your live in harmony. You learn to protect yourself by the way you live and think
@@1FeistyKitty " i seek refuge in the Dharma / in the Buddha " is a common Prayer for Practitioners . Lets keep an open mind ;)
@@naneeleo823 Yes, and it has a specific meaning that is laid out in the Pali Kanon. S. Carl is quite on point. A lot of practitioners also venerate Buddha statues even if the man himself explicitly warned against it. The Path laid out by the Tatagatha is quite a different animal compared to most other religions, so far so that it almost doesn't make sense to call it a religion at all.
@@1FeistyKitty buddha mens your nature mind. you protect your mind wisdom .buddha dharma santha .
Yes namo buddha 🌹
They are all naturally so good looking!!
Happy Mother's Day to all the hard-working Himalaya women.
Indeed
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I get along with this people i can't speak there language but i manage to have chai chai with older ladies selling apples and dried apricots. Having chai chai and laugh together with himalayan people i meet are the greatest gift of all i always love to cherish. Hope to be back once again sooner or later. 🤗🤩
Welcome u maan …
Urgen : tell me master do you know how to play cricket ?😭😭😭
That innocent childhood..
Such a beautiful documentary..
I love these documentaries. I prefer them with no music at all. Only original background voice.
He's so young, he needs to be his parents who will give him all the love.
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this arrogant form of tibethan buddhism is taking advantage of the childrens poverty.
u got the point. it is very sad. what the fuck buddah is to this young life.
Demonic infested religion. There is no Buddha. Jesus is the only Savior.
@@jayyoo906 I am a European and have lived in a Buddhist country for over 20 years, by tradition boys spend time in the monastery, it is a form of discipline, also families consider it an honour, also grown men will sometimes shave their heads and take up the robes. In many homes I see photos of family members wearing the robes proudly displayed on the wall. That young boy if unhappy in the monastery will be allowed to leave without any shame, the life of a monk is not suitable for everyone.
Excellent documentary ! I really enjoy the scenery of the Himalayas . Love the innocent Boy urgan .
Thank u so much ...
@@urgyennorbu430,
urgyen, is this you in this documentary?
@@urgyennorbu430 are you really a urgen in that video?
TSETAN NAMGYAL yes absolutely... why should I lie u
Angela Tamang thank u zzz
I have lived this life. It was nostalgic thank you loved it
Thank you Slice to bring this wonderful documentaries.
A absorbing and delightful video...The landscape is gorgeous, rugged and unforgiving.....A real treat and a reminder of my travels to the Himalayas any years past.... Thank you
When I am watching this I miss my home Tibet so much !!
One day you will get Tibet
@@k.b.k5936 When the universe is destroyed
Their life looks so rugged, authentic and exotic, I love it
The simple joy of having their picture taken...so wholesome.
Thanks for bringing raw content 🙏.
Nubra ,India🇮🇳is one of the world's beautiful valley..
I love this very much, I wish for nothing but the best for Urgan. He reminded me so much of my own nephew who is 9 years old too.
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I love urgan he is like my nephew
He may not be separated from his family 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I'm happy for urgan because norbu finally bought a ball for him😂 so good documentry video, I love it ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I have just discovered your Documentaries and had so much respect for their Tradition, Religion, and simple life. It takes a lot of courage and maturity to find ones path in life.Thank you for opening my eyes to another world.
I appreciate these old ways & traditions. It's wonderful to see the different cultures of these documentaries 💜
What a beautiful spirit that one has. I pray he has such a wonderful life.
How many of us wish to see how this wonderful boy is doing these days? 😍
Love you from gilgit baltistan.. iam very happy to see my balti people and my culture thank Allah Almighty iam Bron in balti family
What a beautiful group of very hard working people. Great documentary!
Glad to see the monks from the monastery of my village. They are the monks from saboo monastery in ladakh. Urgen is now an grownup monk and currently studying his higher monastic education in Majestic Drepung monastery in southern indian state of Karnataka and the young monk beside urgen is one of the well known mandala expert and travelled all over the world for that.
First question a real mother asks,."..are you hungry?"..😭😭😭😭
That last scene where he shares a naughty smile about cricket with his mentor! Go Aang! I mean, Urgan! What a wonderful, endearing film! Wish we had updates on how these boys are doing now.
Amazing work.
This is so relatable to every himalaya child who has the childhood there.
I almost feel like i am time travelling with all the warmth of those little memories triggered every now and then by relating to these videos u have done incredible work with!!
Thank you ✨
Thanks, for posting this documentary. 💖
Its so fascinating to how simple and decent life they have. Thank you for this documentary love it
I feel so sad for Urgan.....he's the only little kid in that monastery. It seems a lot more strict than the other monastery that was shown earlier, where the boys are taught 3 languages. I hope he finds happiness. Kids shouldn't be told to be serious at that age, when all they want to do is play.
the documentary seems to be made in 90s...things hv changed so much since then... sadly now all traditional practices is declining and people are busy and adopting modern lifestyle...but i really miss those moments of 90s it was surreal
Indeed
Acholay
Life in a modern society is not that good , people may lose the love for each other, everyone wants money and even after earning money people are not happy.
In russia when it was soviet union ruled by communists the govt killed buddhist lamas and destroyed monasteries ,but when communism collapsed people rebuilt monasteries , so everything changes nothing is permanent as Buddha said.
Sadly....children need to be he whit the parents...
I found the documentaries of this type on UA-cam yesterday. Beautifully done and very honest.
Little brother is really great smile & inelegant.😊 I am so thinking my childhood time when he play some kind of game and all’s he do activities remains me,thankful who make a very beautiful documentary it’s that’s absolutely touching my heart!!thank you very much !!
Excelente documentário, AMO muito.
Wonderful spiritual Tibetan people, wish you all the best. Keep your tradition and keep your way of life for the century come. ❤
They r not Tibetan they r Ladakhi which 100 percent Indian culture in the himalayas these ppl r native to area they not Tibetan and they do share same culture .Buddha spread Buddhism here and across to Tibetan plateau that where it spread all over east Asia .
No the culture is also similar to Tibetan not Indian
This might be my new favorite documentary of all time. Thank you!
Simply amazing. Watched it thoroughly and enjoyed it a lot. Thanks for sharing.
Excellent documentary. Simple & beautiful life, I'm sure they don't miss certain things in life that the rest of the world see as important.🙏🏽
they are missing electrcity, fresh water, a good shower, education, food, access to health care, and warm shelter in cold winter. how incent are you?
I just love this type of brave , helpful kids.
The lad is bright and observant. He will tackle it all in good spirit. Thank you Slice. I am becoming your fellow traveller. Opens my mind.
Thank you very much for wonderful documents
I loved this documentary, it's so authentic, simple and beautiful. I would love to go back to that kind of innocence and purity where we can trust people, modern society is just not like that anymore. It's a hard life though. I have visited Hill Tribe villages in Myanmar and Thailand, and I still visit them sometimes in the mountains. I love the people, traditional costumes, and customs. They live close to mother nature and her rhythms and have rich communities that help each other. The young boy, Ugan was playful and cute, I wonder if he is still in the monastery and if he ever sees his family. In Thailand and Burma sometimes monks don't stay monks for the rest of their lives.
Yeah in thailand.. Its different culture.. Many men shaved their heads and become monks for a short time then return back to normal life
@@comradeleppi2000 yes true. And sometimes they are monks for a short time.
Love it. Fantastic docu.
Beautiful!!! Touching story of these young beautiful souls their strentgh from adversity and harsh conditions is a reminder how beautiful is Ladakh.
Thank you!!!
Such a beautiful Documentary!
It's covid..can't travel....slice documentaries are my only hope..to travel across lands..!so realistic!...
Beautiful village thanks for sharing the little boy touched me he’s gonn be good lama
This video must be taken in the late 70's- 90's .. I can imagine it by the state of road, vehicles passing by, the old LEH market of LADAKH ... especially the photo they took gives the vibe of the picture taken by my parents in their youth
It's great to especially be able to see this part of lost yet authentic LEH- LADAKH in the past ... To our ancestors 😊❤
Amazing, thanks for the documentary
Wonderful videos about Tibetan cultures and Life of LeDuc in people. Thanks very much, God’s bless you.
thank you so much 💥💥❤❤it's eye opening..the best✌
Thankyou. Beautifully filmed. I think the boy will do well. He had a good attitude and kind relatives. A very enjoyable and happy film.
Love d way u people made it ....purely best coverage ...my soul got trapped in d documentary... to which today's youtubers do not even match.... seriously quality work and pure work ethics.. bravado
His cousin is wonderful to walk him all that way. He is loved
He does genuinely love his lil cousin but he had other plans as well. He went there to persue his singing career and to find a beautiful girl 🎶😊
the more i look at these ppl the more I feel that they love and support each other more than other nations!
Difficult & simple life, but 100 times better than us
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Yet again, another amazing documentary!!! So humbling 🥰🙏🏻💞💜
What a sacrifice! I felt sad when he asked the other boy if he liked cricket... All the best to this young boy, Urgan. I hope that he becomes the best that he can be as a human being.
I wish I could see the follow up of this. Will the young boy learn to love his studies more than cricket? And will his cousin find a pretty girl and get to sing? So many questions. Will they send the photograph to the boys mother?
Thank u SLICE for a wonderful documentary ...wish to watch more 😂😂😂😂
he is so cute when he keeps asking about the game where his real passion is. It would be nice to know how they are doing today! Loved the simplicity.
You have covered this in the most beautiful way it can ever be covered. I Loved it .
I agree. These innocent personalities were conveyed with such care and warmth. They shared their thoughts with humour, respect and acceptance. The photography was stunning, and the music was beautiful. Many thanks and best wishes to all involved in making this film.