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	\| name = Samsara		\| name = Samsara
	\| image = Samsara film.jpg		\| image = Samsara film.jpg
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	\| caption = Promotional release poster		\| caption = Promotional release poster
	\| director = [[Pan Nalin]]		\| director = [[Pan Nalin]]
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	\| distributor = [[~~Paramount Pictures~~]]		\| distributor = Ocean Films (France)<ref name=miramax>{{cite web\|title=Miramax buys 'Samsara' for U.S.\|website=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]\|first=Adam\|last=Dawtree\|date=8 January 2002\|access-date=20 September 2022\|url=https://variety.com/2002/film/news/miramax-buys-samsara-for-u-s-1117858090/}}</ref><br>Fandango (Italy)<ref name=miramax/>
	\| released = ~~2002~~		\| released = {{Film date\|2001}}
	\| runtime = 138 minutes		\| runtime = 138 minutes
	\| country = [[India]]<br>[[Germany]]<br>[[France]]<br>[[Italy]]<br>[[Switzerland]]		\| country = India<br>Germany<br>France<br>Italy<br>Switzerland
	\| language = [[Standard Tibetan\|Tibetan]]<br>[[Ladakhi language\|Ladakhi]]		\| language = [[Standard Tibetan\|Tibetan]]<br>[[Ladakhi language\|Ladakhi]]
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	'''''Samsara''''' is a 2001 [[independent film]] directed and co-written by [[Pan Nalin]]. An international co-production of India, Germany, France, Italy, and Switzerland, the film tells the story of a [[Buddhist]] [[monk]]'s quest to find [[Bodhi\|Enlightenment]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20120919071145/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main18.asp?filename=hub061706Narrow_Gauge.asp Narrow Gauge Cowboy~~] ''~~[[Tehelka]]~~''.~~</ref> It stars [[Shawn Ku]] as the monk Tashi, and [[Christy Chung]] as Pema.		'''''Samsara''''' is a 2001 [[independent film]] directed and co-written by [[Pan Nalin]]. An international co-production of India, Germany, France, Italy, and Switzerland, the film tells the story of a [[Buddhist]] [[monk]]'s quest to find [[Bodhi\|Enlightenment]].<ref>{{cite web \| archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120919071145/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main18.asp?filename=hub061706Narrow_Gauge.asp \| url=http://www.tehelka.com/story_main18.asp?filename=hub061706Narrow_Gauge.asp \| archivedate=19 September 2012 \| title=Narrow Gauge Cowboy \| date=17 June 2006 \| work=[[Tehelka]] \| accessdate=28 June 2022}}</ref> It stars [[Shawn Ku]] as the monk Tashi and [[Christy Chung]] as Pema.

	==Plot==		==Plot==
	Tashi began his training as a Buddhist monk at the age of five. Twenty years later, he emerges from a three-year solitary meditation, for which he is awarded the degree of [[khenpo]] by the [[rinpoche]]. When Tashi begins to have [[wet dreams]], his relationships at the temple become strained. On an official visit, he stays with a farmer and meets Pema, the farmer's daughter. He leaves monastic life, returning to the farm, where he joins the [[migrant workers]] for the harvest. After another encounter with Pema, they marry. They later have a son, Karma.		Tashi began his training as a Buddhist monk at the age of five. Twenty years later, he emerges from a three-year solitary meditation, for which he is awarded the degree of [[khenpo]] by the [[rinpoche]]. When Tashi begins to have [[wet dreams]], his relationships at the temple become strained. On an official visit, he stays with a farmer and meets Pema, the farmer's daughter. He leaves monastic life, returning to the farm, where he joins the [[migrant workers]] for the harvest. After another encounter with Pema, they marry. They later have a son, Karma.

	The ex-lama becomes a farmer and landowner, becoming financially successful by bringing the harvest to the city instead of selling to the local merchant Dawa, who cheats the local farmers. This puts him at odds with Jamayang, Pema's former ~~fiancee~~ and local stonemason, who resents Tashi for damaging the long-standing relationship between the people of the valley and Dawa.		The ex-lama becomes a farmer and landowner, becoming financially successful by bringing the harvest to the city instead of selling to the local merchant Dawa, who cheats the local farmers. This puts him at odds with Jamayang, Pema's former fiancée and local stonemason, who resents Tashi for damaging the long-standing relationship between the people of the valley and Dawa.

	Tashi is at odds with his sexuality and an attraction to Sujata, a migrant worker who returns to the farm to labor each year. While Pema goes to the city to sell their harvest, he and Sujata have sex. ~~He's told~~ that this was something Sujata and Pema have talked about for years. His friend from his time as a lama comes to visit, and informs Tashi that their mentor, Apo, has died. Racked with guilt over his infidelity and the death of Apo, Tashi leaves the farm to return to the monastery.		Tashi is at odds with his sexuality and an attraction to Sujata, a migrant worker who returns to the farm to labor each year. While Pema goes to the city to sell their harvest, he and Sujata have sex. She tells him that this was something Sujata and Pema have talked about for years. His friend from his time as a lama comes to visit, and informs Tashi that their mentor, Apo, has died. Racked with guilt over his infidelity and the death of Apo, Tashi leaves the farm and want to return to the monastery.

			The movie ended without confirming if Tashi did return to the monastery.

	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
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	* [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Ahmedabad/From_a_tea_stall_in_Amreli_to_Hollywood/articleshow/3030685.cms Article on Pan Nalin] ''[[Times of India]]''		* [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Ahmedabad/From_a_tea_stall_in_Amreli_to_Hollywood/articleshow/3030685.cms Article on Pan Nalin] ''[[Times of India]]''

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	'''''Samsara''''' is a 2001 [[independent film]] directed and co-written by [[Pan Nalin]]. An international co-production of India, Germany, France, Italy, and Switzerland, the film tells the story of a [[Buddhist]] [[monk]]'s quest to find [[Bodhi\|Enlightenment]].<ref>[https://archive.is/20120919071145/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main18.asp?filename=hub061706Narrow_Gauge.asp Narrow Gauge Cowboy] ''[[Tehelka]]''.</ref> It stars [[Shawn Ku]] as the monk Tashi, and [[Christy Chung]] as Pema.		'''''Samsara''''' is a 2001 [[independent film]] directed and co-written by [[Pan Nalin]]. An international co-production of India, Germany, France, Italy, and Switzerland, the film tells the story of a [[Buddhist]] [[monk]]'s quest to find [[Bodhi\|Enlightenment]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20120919071145/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main18.asp?filename=hub061706Narrow_Gauge.asp Narrow Gauge Cowboy] ''[[Tehelka]]''.</ref> It stars [[Shawn Ku]] as the monk Tashi, and [[Christy Chung]] as Pema.

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{{short description|2001 film by Pan Nalin}}
{{other uses|Samsara (disambiguation)}}
{{Multiple issues|
{{All plot|date=December 2019}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Samsara
| image = Samsara film.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Promotional release poster
| director = [[Pan Nalin]]
| producer =
| writer = [[Pan Nalin]] Tim Baker
| narrator =
| starring = [[Shawn Ku]] [[Christy Chung]] Neelesha BaVora
| music = Cyril Morin [[Dadon]]
| studio = [[Fandango (Italian company)|Fandango]] Ocean Films Distribution [[Pandora Film]] Paradis Films
| cinematography =
| editing =
| distributor =
| released = 2002
| runtime = 138 minutes
| country = [[India]] [[Germany]] [[France]] [[Italy]] [[Switzerland]]
| language = [[Standard Tibetan|Tibetan]] [[Ladakhi language|Ladakhi]]
| budget =
}}
'''''Samsara''''' is a 2001 [[independent film]] directed and co-written by [[Pan Nalin]]. An international co-production of India, Germany, France, Italy, and Switzerland, the film tells the story of a [[Buddhist]] [[monk]]'s quest to find [[Bodhi|Enlightenment]].<ref>[https://archive.is/20120919071145/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main18.asp?filename=hub061706Narrow_Gauge.asp Narrow Gauge Cowboy] ''[[Tehelka]]''.</ref> It stars [[Shawn Ku]] as the monk Tashi, and [[Christy Chung]] as Pema.

==Plot==
Tashi began his training as a Buddhist monk at the age of five. Twenty years later, he emerges from a three-year solitary meditation, for which he is awarded the degree of [[khenpo]] by the [[rinpoche]]. When Tashi begins to have [[wet dreams]], his relationships at the temple become strained. On an official visit, he stays with a farmer and meets Pema, the farmer's daughter. He leaves monastic life, returning to the farm, where he joins the [[migrant workers]] for the harvest. After another encounter with Pema, they marry. They later have a son, Karma.

The ex-lama becomes a farmer and landowner, becoming financially successful by bringing the harvest to the city instead of selling to the local merchant Dawa, who cheats the local farmers. This puts him at odds with Jamayang, Pema's former fiancee and local stonemason, who resents Tashi for damaging the long-standing relationship between the people of the valley and Dawa.

Tashi is at odds with his sexuality and an attraction to Sujata, a migrant worker who returns to the farm to labor each year. While Pema goes to the city to sell their harvest, he and Sujata have sex. He's told that this was something Sujata and Pema have talked about for years. His friend from his time as a lama comes to visit, and informs Tashi that their mentor, Apo, has died. Racked with guilt over his infidelity and the death of Apo, Tashi leaves the farm to return to the monastery.

== Cast ==
* [[Shawn Ku]] as Tashi
* [[Christy Chung]] as Pema
* Neelesha Barthel as Sujata
* Lhakpa Tsering as Dawa
* Jamayang Jinpa as Sonam

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikiquote}}
*{{IMDb title|id=0196069|title=Samsara}}
* {{Amg movie|267616|Samsara}}
*{{rotten-tomatoes|id=10002103-samsara|title=Samsara}}
* [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Ahmedabad/From_a_tea_stall_in_Amreli_to_Hollywood/articleshow/3030685.cms Article on Pan Nalin] ''[[Times of India]]''

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