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Documentaries about cultures around the world, including human rights

Lost Oasis on the Silk Road, Parts 7-9

Posted on November 23, 2012March 19, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

Sections seven to nine from a three-hour documentary on the Buddhist Silk Road kingdom of Kucha made by CCTV.

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Lost Oasis on the Silk Road, Parts 4-6

Posted on November 16, 2012March 19, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

Sections four to six from a three-hour documentary on the Buddhist Silk Road kingdom of Kucha made by CCTV.

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Lost Oasis on the Silk Road, Parts 1-3

Posted on November 9, 2012March 19, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

The first three sections from a three-hour documentary on the Buddhist Silk Road kingdom of Kucha made by CCTV.

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The Meaning of Tibetan Mandalas

Posted on October 19, 2012November 6, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

Two films on Tibetan maṇḍalas, explaining their meaning, showing their construction and animating them in 3D computer animations.

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Light Darkness and Colours – Goethe’s Theory of Colours

Posted on September 7, 2012March 22, 2021 by Dharma Documentaries

This is a film made in 1993 by Henrik Boëtius on Goethe’s very influential book A Theory of Colours, which was originally published in 1810.

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Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures of the Silk Road

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Dharma Documentaries

A talk by Fredrik Heibert at the Asian Art Museum on the Hidden Treasures of the Silk Road exhibition in the US, showing Afghani cultural artifacts.

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Lost Treasures of Afghanistan

Posted on August 10, 2012May 26, 2017 by Dharma Documentaries

This is a 2004 National Geographic Special showing how Afgahnis have been working to save their country’s heritage collections, which were seemingly either in shreds or were lost.

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Ansel Adams: American Wilderness Photographer

Posted on July 27, 2012December 13, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A sensitive documentary about the great American wilderness photographer and environmentalist, Ansel Adams.

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Seeds of Freedom

Posted on July 22, 2012October 6, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A remarkably clear presentation about the history of seed and the role it has played in our societies and how that is all being changed by corporations.

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In Search of the Dead III: Remembered Lives

Posted on July 20, 2012October 22, 2013 by Dharma Documentaries

The final part of this series looks at reincarnation and assesses the evidence for past life recall.

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