The first of eight talks on the early history of Buddhism and its spread to the Theravada countries of today.
Ajahn Punnadhammo, 01 India in the Time of the Buddha
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Eternal Smiles, Buddhist Sculptures of China
A look at the introduction of Buddhist sculptures in China and their development over the centuries.
The Story of Buddhism 07, The Intellectual Quest
The seventh in a series of films about Buddhism looks at the Pāla period with the rise of the great universities and Vajrayāna Buddhism.
Bodhi Gaya, The Sacred Land of Buddhahood
A film about the site of the Buddha’s Awakening, including its history, and people who are working and teaching there at the present day.
Great Minds 14, Nagarjuna and Vasubandhu
A brief introduction to the thought of two of the leading thinkers in the Buddhist tradition.
Great Minds 4, The Buddha
The first of a series of lectures on great Buddhist teachers begins with the Buddha himself.
The Scientific Buddha 4, The Future of the Past
The last in a series of four lectures by Prof. Donald Lopez looking at the prospects for relations between Buddhism and science.
The Scientific Buddha 3, The Problem With Karma
The third in a series of four lectures by Prof. Donald Lopez looking at the doctrine of Karma and its relation to evolution.
The Scientific Buddha 2, Building a Better Buddha
The second in a series of four lectures by Prof. Donald Lopez looking at the emergence of the idea of the scientific Buddha in the mid 19th c. Europe, and its persistence ever since.
The Scientific Buddha 1, A Purified Religion
The first in a series of four lectures by Prof. Donald Lopez looking at the emergence of the idea of the scientific Buddha in the mid 19th c. Europe, and its persistence ever since.