The ritual chanting of the Monks of Dip Tse Chok Ling Monastery traces back to the 18th century when the monks' original monastery was founded in Tibet. Forced to relocate in Dharamsala, a small village in the foothills of the Himalayas, the Tibetan Buddhist group consists of 40 monks and students. In 1989, producer David Parsons and his wife, Kay, paid three visits to the monastery to record the monks' ritual music. Two albums co-produced with Ven. Thupten Nyandak, Sacred Ceremonies Ritual Music of Tibetan Buddhism and Sacred Ceremonies 2: Tantric Hymns and Music of Tibetan Buddhism, were released. The Monks of the Dip Tse Chok Ling Monastery were featured on the soundtrack of the 1992 film Baraka. ~ Craig Harris, Rovi