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Mongolian Applique

Posted on May 16, 2025May 16, 2025 by Dharma Documentaries

Hand woven silk and other materials and applied to a canvas, thangkas, or items of clothing

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Mongolian Thangka

Posted on May 9, 2025May 9, 2025 by Dharma Documentaries

An excellent introduction to Mongolian thangka painting, its history and characteristics.

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Secrets of Shangri-La: Quest for Sacred Caves

Posted on June 9, 2023June 9, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

Second of three documentary films exploring the cave temples found in Mustang, turning up long lost paintings and artefacts from the caves, including thousands of manuscripts and ancient burial remains.

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Lost Cave Temples of the Himalaya

Lost Cave Temples of the Himalaya

Posted on June 2, 2023June 2, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries
Lost Cave Temples of the Himalaya

First of three documentary films exploring the cave temples found in Mustang, turning up long lost paintings and artifacts from the caves, including thousands of manuscripts and ancient burial remains.

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John Guy, Identifying Jainism in Indian Art

Posted on May 12, 2023May 12, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

The curator John Guy gives us an overview of Jaina artworks and how to distinguish them from other traditions.

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Bopearachchi, Spread of Gandhāra Art

Posted on May 5, 2023May 5, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

How the Buddhist art of Gandhāra spread to Central Asia and China is shown by Osmund Bopearachchi

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Bopearachchi, Convergence of Hellenism and Buddhism

Posted on April 28, 2023April 28, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

The connection between Hellenistic and Buddhist art is investigated by Osmund Bopearachchi

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Dorothy Wong, Making Merit

Posted on April 21, 2023April 21, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

A talk by Prof. Dorothy C Wong on Xuan Zang and Wu Zhou and the emergence of mass production in medieval China.

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Dorothy Wong, Buddhist Pilgrim-Monks, 2

Posted on June 24, 2022June 24, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

An illustrated talk on the great pilgrim-scholar monks in China in the 7th and 8th centuries and their influence in Japan.

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Dorothy Wong, Buddhist Pilgrim-Monks, 1

Posted on June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

An illustrated talk on the great pilgrim-scholar monks in China in the 7th and 8th centuries and their influence on the arts.

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