Culture – Page 2 – Dharma Documentaries

Inside the Forbidden City 1, Secrets

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.

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