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John Guy, Fragrant Stories, Buddhist Art in Early India

Posted on January 26, 2024January 26, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

A talk by the curator John Guy about the early Buddhist art of India, especially focusing on the remains in the Deccan.

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Buddhist Gandharan Images of Faith

Posted on January 19, 2024January 19, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

PBS Thai travels to Pakistan to see the remains of Buddhist sites, and the sculptures now in the museums, they also meet a Thai monk who decided to spend his Rains Retreat in Gandhara.

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Ajahn Punnadhammo, 01 India in the Time of the Buddha

Posted on November 24, 2023November 24, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

The first of eight talks on the early history of Buddhism and its spread to the Theravada countries of today.

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Buddhism in China (1972)

Posted on November 17, 2023November 17, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

An excellent summary of the whole history of Buddhism in China from 1972.

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Ancient Superstructures, Angkor Wat

Posted on November 10, 2023November 10, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

How the largest temple in the world was built, and why it is still standing 900 years later.

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The Secret File of Marco Polo

Posted on November 3, 2023May 2, 2025 by Dharma Documentaries

This film looks at the claims that the Venetian trader Marco Polo went to China and worked for Kublai Khan.

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The Story of the Weeping Camel

Posted on October 13, 2023October 13, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

The plot is about a family of nomadic shepherds in the Gobi desert trying to save the life of a rare white bactrian camel calf after it was rejected by its mother.

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Kailash, the Path from Life to Life

Posted on October 6, 2023October 6, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

A second pilgrimage to Tibet and Mount Kailash by a group of Russia Yoga teachers and practitioners.

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Tours of the Caves of Dunhuang

Posted on September 29, 2023September 29, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

These are tours of four of the caves at Magao given by various experts from the Dunhuang Academy

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Angkor Wat, Ancient Hydraulic City

Posted on September 22, 2023September 22, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

A look at the amazingly advanced technology that underlies the building of the largest temple in the world.

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