Filmed over 20 years by acclaimed documentarian Jennifer Fox, “My Reincarnation” chronicles the epic story of exiled Tibetan Buddhist master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu and his Western-born son, Yeshi. As ...

More stories by Nigel M. After raising $154,456 via the crowd-funding website Kickstarter, Jennifer Fox’s spiritual documentary “My Reincarnation” became the top-raising finished film in the ...

Films like Martin Scorsese’s “Kundun” and Bernardo Bertolucci’s “Little Buddha” acquainted American audiences with the Tibetan Buddhist belief that the souls of great lamas are reincarnated in ...

Chögyal Namkhai Norbu dreams of his daughter giving birth, and remembers his brother. Chögyal Namkhai Norbu dreams of his daughter giving birth. He reminisces about his own birth and his younger ...

In one sense, Jennifer Fox's documentary, "My Reincarnation," tells a very particular story about the effects of the Tibetan diaspora and the unique stresses that come from being deemed a reincarnated ...

Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche explains the meaning of the word mandala in Tibetan Buddhism. Chögyal Namkhai Norbu explores the library at the University of Naples, where he teaches. He uncovers an old ...

American director Jennifer Fox’s new documentary feature, My Reincarnation, is a product of the sort of long-term effort and passion that few film-makers seem capable of—or interested in—sustaining.

Imagine that thousands of people – including your father – recognized you as the reincarnation of a great Buddhist master. But you wanted no part of it. Yeshi Norbu is the son of Namkhai Norbu ...

The complex relationship between exiled Tibetan spiritual master Cheogyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche and his Italian-born son Yeshi is examined in the fascinating docu "My Reincarnation." The complex ...