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Tag: Archaeology

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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Lost Treasures of the Silk Road

Posted on September 23, 2022June 22, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

The developing ideas about art and civilisation in China.

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Revival of Angkor, the City of Gods

Posted on September 17, 2021September 17, 2021 by Dharma Documentaries

A look at the restoration work being undertaken at Angkor and the people and techniques involved.

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The Glory of Dunhuang 2, A Thousand Years Creation

Posted on July 9, 2021August 6, 2021 by Dharma Documentaries

The second of ten episodes about Dunhuang, looks at the development of the caves over the centuries.

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The Mystery of Bezeklik

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 by Dharma Documentaries
The Mystery of Bezeklik

A look at the the murals of one of the thousand Buddha cave sites along the silk road (French narration, English subtitles).

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Indiana Jones 16, Foreign Devils Begone

Posted on November 13, 2020November 13, 2020 by Dharma Documentaries
Indiana Jones 16, Foreign Devils Begone

The last of five films on treasure hunters in China looks at how the rise of Chinese nationalism brought to an end the removal of China’s cultural relics.

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Indiana Jones 14, The Silk Road

Posted on October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 by Dharma Documentaries
Indiana Jones 14, The Silk Road

The third of five films on treasure hunters in China looks at how foreign explorers gained access to the treasures in Xinjiang.

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The City Lost in History (Taxila)

Posted on July 31, 2020July 31, 2020 by Dharma Documentaries
The City Lost in History

A short look at the history of Buddhist culture in Taxila, the ancient capital of Gandhāra

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China’s Frozen Desert

Posted on June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 by Dharma Documentaries
China

A film looking at the connected lives of Aurel Stein and Xuan Zang.

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The Story of Buddhism 05, Stupas of the Krishna Valley

Posted on December 20, 2019December 20, 2019 by Dharma Documentaries
05, Stupas of the Krishna Valley

The development of Buddhist art as seen in the Krishna River Valley which flows through Andhra Pradesh.

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