The Buddhist miracle
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Dashi-Dorzho Itigelov is considered a miracle in the Buddhist region of Buryatia.
He sat in a lotus pose and sank into deep meditation nearly a century ago, but when his body was exhumed, witnesses were stunned.
There was no smell, his body was perfectly preserved. His skin is still elastic and his limbs are flexible. In 1927, Dashi-Dorzho Itigelov gathered his pupils and asked them to visit him in 30 years, and to take him out of the earth in 75 years. According to his wish, he was dug out in 2002.
Dashi-Dorzho Itigelov has been resting in his native Buryatia ever since. RT Documentary went to see the monk’s body in the Ivolginsky temple. Here are some pictures from a prayer service dedicated to Itigelov’s return and the 280th anniversary of Buddhism’s recognition in Russia.
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Dashi-Dorzho Itigelov is considered a miracle in the Buddhist region of Buryatia.
He sat in a lotus pose and sank into deep meditation nearly a century ago, but when his body was exhumed, witnesses were stunned.
There was no smell, his body was perfectly preserved. His skin is still elastic and his limbs are flexible. In 1927, Dashi-Dorzho Itigelov gathered his pupils and asked them to visit him in 30 years, and to take him out of the earth in 75 years. According to his wish, he was dug out in 2002.
Dashi-Dorzho Itigelov has been resting in his native Buryatia ever since. RT Documentary went to see the monk’s body in the Ivolginsky temple. Here are some pictures from a prayer service dedicated to Itigelov’s return and the 280th anniversary of Buddhism’s recognition in Russia.
Have you ever heard about the incorruptible body of Dashi-Dorzho Itigelov?
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Why aren’t Indian widows allowed to remarry?
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According to an old Indian custom, a widow is exiled from her home after her husband’s death. Widows are believed to bring bad luck and her sins are blamed for the man’s death. There was a time when Indian widows practiced suttee – a self-immolation ritual.
Modern widows don’t have to throw themselves on funeral pyres, yet it doesn’t make a lifetime of atonement less tragic. Widows cut their hair short, put on a white sari, and live off charity. Many flock to the holy town of Vrindavan, where the Hindu god Krishna allegedly spent most of his childhood.
There are approximately 40 million widows in India. The cruel practice lives on, but rights groups and volunteers have opened shelters and ashrams for widows and provide them with food and medical care. Check out the documentary for more and share your thoughts in comments.
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According to an old Indian custom, a widow is exiled from her home after her husband’s death. Widows are believed to bring bad luck and her sins are blamed for the man’s death. There was a time when Indian widows practiced suttee – a self-immolation ritual.
Modern widows don’t have to throw themselves on funeral pyres, yet it doesn’t make a lifetime of atonement less tragic. Widows cut their hair short, put on a white sari, and live off charity. Many flock to the holy town of Vrindavan, where the Hindu god Krishna allegedly spent most of his childhood.
There are approximately 40 million widows in India. The cruel practice lives on, but rights groups and volunteers have opened shelters and ashrams for widows and provide them with food and medical care. Check out the documentary for more and share your thoughts in comments.
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A Vietnamese man buries aborted children
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Phuc Tong is a local hero in Nha Trang, Vietnam. He picks up aborted foetuses from hospitals, where they would otherwise be disposed of as trash. Phuc Tong has buried thousands of unborn children in a cemetery he built himself.
Many women in Vietnam don’t want to have babies out of wedlock and choose to end their pregnancies. The country has one of the highest abortion rates in Asia. Phuc Tong also looks for hesitant mothers to convince them to keep their babies. If an expectant mother can’t take care of a child, Phuc Tong raises it as his own.
His quest to save babies began as a pact he made with God during his wife’s difficult delivery. He promised himself that if his wife and their child survived, he would help others in need.
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Phuc Tong is a local hero in Nha Trang, Vietnam. He picks up aborted foetuses from hospitals, where they would otherwise be disposed of as trash. Phuc Tong has buried thousands of unborn children in a cemetery he built himself.
Many women in Vietnam don’t want to have babies out of wedlock and choose to end their pregnancies. The country has one of the highest abortion rates in Asia. Phuc Tong also looks for hesitant mothers to convince them to keep their babies. If an expectant mother can’t take care of a child, Phuc Tong raises it as his own.
His quest to save babies began as a pact he made with God during his wife’s difficult delivery. He promised himself that if his wife and their child survived, he would help others in need.
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What’s it like to feel constantly restless?
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Josh suffers from akathisia, a disorder that makes it difficult to stay still. The inner restlessness Josh feels at all times makes him want to crawl out of his own skin. His body always wants to be on the move, so he paces and moves his hands.
His condition is a side effect of a medication he was prescribed to treat anxiety. It hit when Josh and his wife were having their fifth child. He moved so much he couldn’t hold their newborn baby. The only relief he has is riding a bike because he can ‘sit and move at the same time.’
You can hear more heartbreaking stories of people like Josh, who have suffered from severe side effects of prenoscription drugs - https://youtu.be/5722_XclQkY
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Josh suffers from akathisia, a disorder that makes it difficult to stay still. The inner restlessness Josh feels at all times makes him want to crawl out of his own skin. His body always wants to be on the move, so he paces and moves his hands.
His condition is a side effect of a medication he was prescribed to treat anxiety. It hit when Josh and his wife were having their fifth child. He moved so much he couldn’t hold their newborn baby. The only relief he has is riding a bike because he can ‘sit and move at the same time.’
You can hear more heartbreaking stories of people like Josh, who have suffered from severe side effects of prenoscription drugs - https://youtu.be/5722_XclQkY
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The Luxury of Water
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After watching this video, you’ll probably be more grateful that you have access to water. In India’s Punjab state, people spend huge amounts of time in search of safe water, as H20 has become a luxury in this arid region.
People walk many kilometres to fill their containers at a large reservoir, or they wait in lines to half dried up wells. They also dig ponds by hand to collect rainwater for free.
Some go as far as to take on an additional wife, so one can carry water, while the other does the household chores. This clip is from our documentary, H2Woe, that we highly recommend you watch.
Do you have problems with water where you live?
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After watching this video, you’ll probably be more grateful that you have access to water. In India’s Punjab state, people spend huge amounts of time in search of safe water, as H20 has become a luxury in this arid region.
People walk many kilometres to fill their containers at a large reservoir, or they wait in lines to half dried up wells. They also dig ponds by hand to collect rainwater for free.
Some go as far as to take on an additional wife, so one can carry water, while the other does the household chores. This clip is from our documentary, H2Woe, that we highly recommend you watch.
Do you have problems with water where you live?
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Lalit’s face and body are covered with hair; it’s the result of a genetic disorder. The condition is called werewolf syndrome and it is extremely rare - only 50-60 people in the world have it. Though its nature has been defined as genetic, which gene exactly causes it, is still unclear. And it’s no surprise - there are 25,000 genes in a human and they’re all responsible for a certain function. Besides, genetics is a young science and a lot has yet to be discovered.
In the meantime, Lalit has learnt to deal with the inconveniences the hair causes, as it gets in his eyes and makes it difficult to eat. He has also become a local celebrity, “Everywhere I go, people see me and they recognise me instantly”. He has a company of friends and huge plans for the future.
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Lalit’s face and body are covered with hair; it’s the result of a genetic disorder. The condition is called werewolf syndrome and it is extremely rare - only 50-60 people in the world have it. Though its nature has been defined as genetic, which gene exactly causes it, is still unclear. And it’s no surprise - there are 25,000 genes in a human and they’re all responsible for a certain function. Besides, genetics is a young science and a lot has yet to be discovered.
In the meantime, Lalit has learnt to deal with the inconveniences the hair causes, as it gets in his eyes and makes it difficult to eat. He has also become a local celebrity, “Everywhere I go, people see me and they recognise me instantly”. He has a company of friends and huge plans for the future.
Tune in for the premiere of our new film We Are Different on our YouTube channel - https://youtu.be/JL5xKeP_AF0
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People on the brink of extinction
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The Nivkh are the indigenous people of Russia's Sakhalin Island who traditionally, have always been fishermen and hunters. Ever since the Nivkh were discovered by outsiders, the tribe has been subjected to assimilation, first by the Japanese and then Russians. Their language has largely been forgotten and the population has dwindled to around 5,000.
There is though still at least one man who can speak Nivkh. Vladimir Sangi believes that without it, Nivkh identity will disappear forever. He also maintains that only men can marry outside the tribe and maintain a true Nivkh line.
Not everyone agrees with him, that only fathers can produce true Nivkh offspring. They build families with people from other ethnicities and focus more on passing on Nivkh culture, such as fishing, making clothes from fish skins, and celebrating Nivkh holidays.
Do you believe a culture can be saved without preserving the language?
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The Nivkh are the indigenous people of Russia's Sakhalin Island who traditionally, have always been fishermen and hunters. Ever since the Nivkh were discovered by outsiders, the tribe has been subjected to assimilation, first by the Japanese and then Russians. Their language has largely been forgotten and the population has dwindled to around 5,000.
There is though still at least one man who can speak Nivkh. Vladimir Sangi believes that without it, Nivkh identity will disappear forever. He also maintains that only men can marry outside the tribe and maintain a true Nivkh line.
Not everyone agrees with him, that only fathers can produce true Nivkh offspring. They build families with people from other ethnicities and focus more on passing on Nivkh culture, such as fishing, making clothes from fish skins, and celebrating Nivkh holidays.
Do you believe a culture can be saved without preserving the language?
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#video #Argentina
Imagine finding out that the family you grew up with had stolen you. Juan Cabandie from Argentina had always had doubts. His father was with the federal police intelligence service during the military rule in Argentina in the 1970s. It took Juan a quarter of a century to discover that his violent father was actually his abductor.
Juan Cabandie was one of some 500 babies taken by the Argentinian junta. Children were forcibly taken from political dissidents and given to childless families who worked for the military regime who raised them as their own.
Without the stolen children's grandmothers, they might never have known their true origins. The activist Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo have helped identify more than 120 people who were stolen by the junta.
Juan has learned about his birth parents who lost their lives to the regime. He also sat through a trial that sentenced the person responsible for his abduction to 17 years in prison.
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Imagine finding out that the family you grew up with had stolen you. Juan Cabandie from Argentina had always had doubts. His father was with the federal police intelligence service during the military rule in Argentina in the 1970s. It took Juan a quarter of a century to discover that his violent father was actually his abductor.
Juan Cabandie was one of some 500 babies taken by the Argentinian junta. Children were forcibly taken from political dissidents and given to childless families who worked for the military regime who raised them as their own.
Without the stolen children's grandmothers, they might never have known their true origins. The activist Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo have helped identify more than 120 people who were stolen by the junta.
Juan has learned about his birth parents who lost their lives to the regime. He also sat through a trial that sentenced the person responsible for his abduction to 17 years in prison.
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People with ‘butterfly’ skin
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‘It’s one of the 10 most horrible diseases man has ever suffered from’. People with epidermolysis bullosa (EB) have extremely fragile skin, like the wings of a butterfly. Just touching a patient can cause painful wounds that are slow to heal. The condition is genetic, very rare, and still incurable. Treatment mostly involves carefully dressing blistering skin.
Some forms of EB are so severe, they make fingers and toes fuse together which is exactly what happened to Viktoria from Russia. Her dreams are to learn to drive, not be dependent on her parents and meet a man one day who'll put a ring on her restored finger. She's even had surgery in an effort to make those dreams come true. Find out more about Viktoria and other ‘butterfly’ people in our documentary.
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‘It’s one of the 10 most horrible diseases man has ever suffered from’. People with epidermolysis bullosa (EB) have extremely fragile skin, like the wings of a butterfly. Just touching a patient can cause painful wounds that are slow to heal. The condition is genetic, very rare, and still incurable. Treatment mostly involves carefully dressing blistering skin.
Some forms of EB are so severe, they make fingers and toes fuse together which is exactly what happened to Viktoria from Russia. Her dreams are to learn to drive, not be dependent on her parents and meet a man one day who'll put a ring on her restored finger. She's even had surgery in an effort to make those dreams come true. Find out more about Viktoria and other ‘butterfly’ people in our documentary.
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How an American guy fell in love with Tyva
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Sean Quirk was a postman back home in the US. But in 2011 he visited the Republic of Tyva to study the Tuvan throat singing technique. He ended up loving it in Tyva and stayed. ‘Next thing I know I’m married and I got three children’, Sean laughs.
Sean quickly learned Russian, bought an old Soviet car and moved into a traditional nomadic dwelling called a yurt with his Tyvan wife. Now he's building a wooden house for his family and is waiting for his Russian passport.
Meanwhile, Sean enjoys playing traditional Tyvan instruments and throat singing. Check out Sean’s story and other foreigners who moved to Tyva, and why they did it, here - https://youtu.be/t9AtsjzN0tk
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Sean Quirk was a postman back home in the US. But in 2011 he visited the Republic of Tyva to study the Tuvan throat singing technique. He ended up loving it in Tyva and stayed. ‘Next thing I know I’m married and I got three children’, Sean laughs.
Sean quickly learned Russian, bought an old Soviet car and moved into a traditional nomadic dwelling called a yurt with his Tyvan wife. Now he's building a wooden house for his family and is waiting for his Russian passport.
Meanwhile, Sean enjoys playing traditional Tyvan instruments and throat singing. Check out Sean’s story and other foreigners who moved to Tyva, and why they did it, here - https://youtu.be/t9AtsjzN0tk
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Covid fighter 🦠🥊
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This young doctor runs a blog, and he chose a very creative way to do it. Oleg Abakumov makes photoshoots to support his explanatory posts about coronavirus.
“The idea was to show the war against the coronavirus infection. We’re in a post-apocalyptic future because the pandemic is akin to an apocalypse,” says Oleg.
He’s been in a Moscow hospital Red Zone practically from day one and has learnt the disease inside and out. He wants to share his knowledge with his followers and his patients because often complications arise from people not knowing what to do. Oleg is convinced that making medicine patient-friendly will solve that problem, at least to some degree. And a photoshoot is an option.
Our new documentary about this extraordinary guy is on the way. In the meantime, scroll through this original photoset, which will also be in the film.
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This young doctor runs a blog, and he chose a very creative way to do it. Oleg Abakumov makes photoshoots to support his explanatory posts about coronavirus.
“The idea was to show the war against the coronavirus infection. We’re in a post-apocalyptic future because the pandemic is akin to an apocalypse,” says Oleg.
He’s been in a Moscow hospital Red Zone practically from day one and has learnt the disease inside and out. He wants to share his knowledge with his followers and his patients because often complications arise from people not knowing what to do. Oleg is convinced that making medicine patient-friendly will solve that problem, at least to some degree. And a photoshoot is an option.
Our new documentary about this extraordinary guy is on the way. In the meantime, scroll through this original photoset, which will also be in the film.
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Witch kids of Congo #video #Congo There are thousands of homeless children on the streets of Kinshasa. Many were kicked out because their relatives believe they are sorcerers. Kids may be branded sorcerers for crying or misbehaving. Children accused of witchcraft…
Witch hunts - not the thing of the past!
Eight women have been lynched or burned to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), all accused of witchcraft.
In 2021, witch hunts remain a dark practice in dozens of countries around the world, notably in Africa. Check out our documentary made in the DRC about the epidemic of homeless children being accused of witchcraft and thrown out onto the streets. In Tanzania, witch hunt victims are often people with albinism. Here’s our award-winning documentary about that too.
Did you know that witch hunts still happen?
Eight women have been lynched or burned to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), all accused of witchcraft.
In 2021, witch hunts remain a dark practice in dozens of countries around the world, notably in Africa. Check out our documentary made in the DRC about the epidemic of homeless children being accused of witchcraft and thrown out onto the streets. In Tanzania, witch hunt victims are often people with albinism. Here’s our award-winning documentary about that too.
Did you know that witch hunts still happen?
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Abkhazia’s Independence Day
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Today is Independence Day in Abkhazia, a tiny republic on the Black Sea. The national holiday celebrates the end of the war with Georgia that tried to stop Abkhazia from breaking away.
Only in 2008 did Moscow acknowledge the country’s independence and very few other nations have followed suit.
But Abkhazians are more worried about their country getting back on its feet. For now, Abkhazia’s survival depends on fruit exports and streams of Russian tourists.
Here’s our full documentary telling Abkhazia’s complicated story, then and now - https://youtu.be/4w0oc_k2okI
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#video #Abkhazia
Today is Independence Day in Abkhazia, a tiny republic on the Black Sea. The national holiday celebrates the end of the war with Georgia that tried to stop Abkhazia from breaking away.
Only in 2008 did Moscow acknowledge the country’s independence and very few other nations have followed suit.
But Abkhazians are more worried about their country getting back on its feet. For now, Abkhazia’s survival depends on fruit exports and streams of Russian tourists.
Here’s our full documentary telling Abkhazia’s complicated story, then and now - https://youtu.be/4w0oc_k2okI
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How a Russian Christian sect survived in Georgia for centuries
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The Dukhobors are a community of Russian Christians, who reject the church and its rituals. Visiting a Dukhobor village is like travelling back to the last century.
Persecuted as heretics in the Russian empire, the Dukhobors were first exiled to Crimea, and then Georgia. Leo Tolstoy, once even stood up for the Dukhobors, who refused to serve in the army. He went on to help many from the community migrate to Canada. Tolstoy was impressed by the Dukhobors' pacifist views and non-materialistic lifestyle.
While there are still thousands of Dukhobors living in Canada and holding onto their traditions, Dukhobor communities in Georgia are slowly disappearing. More and more people are moving back to Russia, and that's posing a threat to their unique identity.
Check out the documentary for more on Dukhobors and hear their unique singing style that sends chills down the spine.
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#video #Georgia
The Dukhobors are a community of Russian Christians, who reject the church and its rituals. Visiting a Dukhobor village is like travelling back to the last century.
Persecuted as heretics in the Russian empire, the Dukhobors were first exiled to Crimea, and then Georgia. Leo Tolstoy, once even stood up for the Dukhobors, who refused to serve in the army. He went on to help many from the community migrate to Canada. Tolstoy was impressed by the Dukhobors' pacifist views and non-materialistic lifestyle.
While there are still thousands of Dukhobors living in Canada and holding onto their traditions, Dukhobor communities in Georgia are slowly disappearing. More and more people are moving back to Russia, and that's posing a threat to their unique identity.
Check out the documentary for more on Dukhobors and hear their unique singing style that sends chills down the spine.
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