Culture – Page 18 – Dharma Documentaries

China Cultural Heritage: Block Printing

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.

A record of the replacement of the crystal pinnacle at the Ruwanweli Seya in Anuradhapura.

This is the last of three films looking at the history, geography, wildlife and cultures of the Kham region of Tibet.

This is the second of three films looks at the epic of King Gesar, the longest epic in the world.

The first of three films looking at the history, geography, wildlife and cultures of the Kham region of Tibet.

A look at the remains of the Buddhist civilisations in Gandhara and an appeal for their preservation.

A look at a family of master carvers from the Shakya clan in Nepal.

A visit to one of the most historical monasteries in Tibet, an active pilgrimage centre to this day.

The last in a series of films about Buddhism reviews the development of Buddhism and its art over the past 2 millennia.