Culture – Dharma Documentaries

Inside the Forbidden City 2, Survival

The second of two films looking at all aspects of the great palace in Beijing and its fortunes over the centuries.

The first of two films looking at all aspects of the great palace in Beijing and its fortunes over the centuries.

A record of an expedition made in 1962 to the upper reaches of Nepal.

A look at the profitable world of stolen cultural artifacts and their international trade, focusing on Nepal and Mustang.

A look at the development and current practice of Tibetan medicine, and attempts to base it in science.

The fourth in a series of films about the traditional arts and crafts in China is about stone carving in Qingtian.

The third in a series of films about the traditional arts and crafts in China is about iron paintings which emulate wash paintings in metal.

The second in a series of films about the traditional arts and crafts in China is about the Epic of King Gesar.

The first in a series of films about the traditional arts and crafts in China is on wood block printing.

A look at the efforts to rebuild the Tsurphu monastery, the traditional home of the Karmapas from 1988.