a serious, long-term practitioner of tibetan buddhism. it's what makes him so different from me. not always so nice. >> eric: look on the rock. it's something written in chinese. >> anthony: maybe, you know, "gift shop this way." >> eric: no. [ laughs ] >> anthony: whoa. check it out, man. >> eric: i know. >> anthony: about two hours south of chengdu at the confluence of the min jiang, dadu, and ching yi rivers is the giant leshan buddha. carved out of the cliff wall back in 713, it still stands as the largest stone buddha in the world. whoa, that was pretty awesome. >> eric: that was beautiful, huh? >> anthony: and me without my selfie stick. though eric's buddhism diverges somewhat from the kind practiced here, as you might imagine, the site is respected and revered by all buddhists. i am respectful of faiths not my own, and i am more than happy to let my friend do what he does. it means a lot to him. and, like i said, i respect that. really. pretty cool. >> eric: isn't it? >> anthony: all right. this is a tasty rabbit head dispensary? all right. >> eric: is it here? no. is it

they ask you to come into the gallery and drawing on ned's ideas of buddhism and nature and to like learn about mindfulness. >> that is wonderful. you remind me that every cultural institution as part of its core looks at how art interacts in society and has a dynamic dialogue. so education, whether symphony or ballet or museum, the contemporary jewish museum thinks seriously about the education components of usually is focussed on a particular current exhibit. i wonder if you can give a peek into how do you think about the educational aspect of an art piece that is really focussed on any particular exhibit. in this case, ned's piece on negative wheel. and you talked about stanley kubrick and how that is educational for folks. how do you think about education and art? >> sure. that is an incredible question. and it is demanding and there are many ways into that and i think depending on which museum you're programming for you answer that differently. for the contemporary jewish museum i think about two parts of our audience. i think about our bay area community, which has i think very spec

such as tibetan buddhism. gu tao was a key organizer of the event.e grew up in this region and became a filmmaker. he's won several awards overseas. his documentaries focus on families whose traditional lifestyles are affected under beijing's rule. this is the story of a boy who has to leave his mother to make a living. >> translator: i want to capture the lives of minority grgroups a real and true light as i see them. >> reporter: some filmmakers say president xi jinping has been tightening control over th screening ofof unauthorizezed movies. two years ago, the authorities shut down an annual film festival in beijing. there are reports of similar stories across the country. gu made sure he had the correct approval. he promised the head of the local government that the event wouldn't contain any anti-government messages. >> translator: they've told me to run their promotional clips at the event. what can i do? i can't say no. >> reporter: gu also dropped the word "independent" from the event title. the word could provoke authorities. among the guest

his name -- he was one of many monks in northern japan who are part of the variance of buddhism. for a few centuries these monks of northern japan were engaged in the arts of self mummification. called the fox -- of japan. you might be thinking, well, i studied ancient egypt in school and i know how to modify someone else in theory. once they are dead you do the old hook up the nostril, cranial cavity type procedure. but how how do you mama for yourself, surely that is impossible. but as you can see, it happened. it was a ten year process. it began with a very strict diet that was undertaken for 1000 days. days. it was basically nuts and seeds. and a lot of exercise. the idea was to strip your body of fat in this initial stage. once i was stunned you did not really get a respite.wise it just became more strict. the next stage was to feast upon park and the sap from the tree which is ordinarily used on wed. so the idea behind that is you -- your internal organs, it's just that easy. once this stage was complete the monks were generally very close to death. so what they did was the

everything from crystal methto alcoholism to food adam squz oveater jz even have a buddhism based group i am one of those people who's life was changed. i was addicted for 10 year jz started as a volunteer and became a manager and through hard work and diligence and support from a community that knows what it is like to recover, i was named executive director so absolutely blessed to be able to be here today and i think my time is running up so thank you very much. >> awesome, thank you very much and congratulations. [applause]. next up. >> hi, my name is kimberley [inaudible] executive director of the cartoon art mew soom. want to thank you for having the hearing for the small businesses here. um, we have been exhibiting original cartoon art for 32 years and started here, a group of collectors got together and started doing traveling exhibition before we found our first location in 1987 and that was the help of charles schultz who gave money for a endowment and sense we have exhibited cartoon art. this is something very few places can see these original drawings. we know cartoon art bu

reincarnation of the recently deceased dalai lama, the name for the highest religious figure in tibet tan buddhismasa. >> here to work. living things. just love them. >> it's a story ripe for hollywood as been dramatized by no less than director martin scorsese in "kundun." >> he was just 15 years old when he became tibet teas sole political and spiritual leader. that was in 1950, the same year officially atheist communist china occupied tibet. the dalai lama tried in vein to negotiate self rule for his people. >> in 1959, the dalai lama fled to india following the tibetan revolt against the chinese. >> formed government in exile. >> we decided we are not seeking independence. we are not seeking separation. we are very much willing, remain within the people's republic of china. >> to this day china views the dalai lama as an enemy of the state much and seeks to block him from traveling to certain countries or meeting heads of state. the dalai lama told us it doesn't bother him. you must get tattle agitated that a foreign leader won't meet with you. >> my main purpose promotion of human value, prom

what is buddhism? >> that's it. >> winning game after game all while battling stage four cancer. her spirit, her winning attitude, and her opportunity to fulfill a lifelong dream. melting hearts around the world. today, saturday, december 17th, 2016. >> from nbc news, this is "today" live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and welcome to "today" on this saturday morning. i'm alongside chanel jones, dave price in for dylan dreyer this morning. >> speaking of dylan, no baby yet. >> i'm beginning to wonder. i think the whole thing may have been a ruse. >> and way wait and wait. >> there's nothing like waiting. this woman, she's been baking, making holiday treats. >> she can't sit still. >> we'll keep you post. >> yes, we will. >>> let's get to our top story, though. that unbearable cold and snow across the country. the cold is really the worst of it. check out some of these temperatures. negative 45 with the windchill in billings, montana. 40 below in bismarck. negative 34 in cheyenne, wyoming. those bitter cold temperatures are not expected to get any better through the weeke

everything from crystal methto alcoholism to food adam squz oveater jz even have a buddhism based group i am one of those people who's life was changed. i was addicted for 10 year jz started as a volunteer and became a manager and through hard work and diligence and support from a community that knows what it is like to recover, i was named executive director so absolutely blessed to be able to be here today and i think my time is running up so thank you very much. >> awesome, thank you very much and congratulations. [applause]. next up. >> hi, my name is kimberley [inaudible] executive director of the cartoon art mew soom. want to thank you for having the hearing for the small businesses here. um, we have been exhibiting original cartoon art for 32 years and started here, a group of collectors got together and started doing traveling exhibition before we found our first location in 1987 and that was the help of charles schultz who gave money for a endowment and sense we have exhibited cartoon art. this is something very few places can see these original drawings. we know cartoon art bu