Hannah: Buddhism's Untold Journey (2014)

Plot

Hannah Nydahl's remarkable journey unfolds as she introduces Tibetan Buddhism to the Western world. Rooted in her idealistic upbringing in 1960s Copenhagen, Hannah, along with her husband Ole, ventured along the hippie trail to Nepal, where they became early disciples of His Holiness the 16th Karmapa, Tibet's first consciously reincarnated lama in over a millennium. As a dedicated assistant and translator for influential Tibetan lamas, Hannah emerged as a vital link between Eastern spiritual traditions and Western seekers, shaping the landscape of Buddhism in the modern era.