As part of the documentation of the highly endangered manuscripts of Drakmar Monastery, which took place in the Tarap Valley in September 2022 and May 2023, all the manuscript volumes were provided with new protective cloth covers. The replacement of the covers was accompanied by a public reading of some of the sūtra manuscripts. This event provided an opportunity not only to observe the ritual use of canonical manuscripts, but also to document local attitudes toward the social significance of Buddhist texts. The film and audio recordings of this event, together with interviews with local stakeholders, have been compiled into a short documentary film (22 mins.), which has now been released under the title Resounding the Buddha’s Sūtras.
The film is screened in the context of various academic events and has also been shown with an emphasis to include the local stakeholders in Kathmandu at the beginning of the year. It is also available online:
