Culture – Page 31 – Dharma Documentaries

The Thangka Collection at Yale

Prof. Andrew Quintman shows us through some of the best thangka paintings held at Yale, and explains their iconography and significance.

A video from Laos in the Amazing Places series covering temples and caves in the area of Luang Prabang.

A film about a Tibetan community in exile trying to maintain their traditions and way of life.

A record of hang gliding flights made amongst some of the highest mountains on earth.

A look at the ancient kingdom of Guge in Western Tibet on a crossroads in the Silk Road (Korean with English subtitles)

A look at the salt trade between Tibet and Nepal and the nomads who work it (Korean with English subtitles)

A look at salt production in Tibet and its influence on the local economy (Korean with English subtitles)

A look at tea production in China and the trade routes taken to get the produce to Tibet (Korean with English subtitles).

A record of a remarkable 2,000km+ pilgrimage made by a handful of peasants from Sichuan to Lhasa in 2006-7 (Korean with English subtitles).

First part of a series of films looking at the old trade routes from Tibet to southern China (Korean with English subtitles).