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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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Dunhuang, Edge of the World 5, Hong Bian

Posted on March 11, 2022August 9, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

The last of five films about people who were connected with Dunhuang features the history of Hong Bian, whose family cave became the Library Cave.

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Dunhuang, Edge of the World 2, Cang Ci

Posted on February 18, 2022August 9, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

The second of five films about people who were connected with Dunhuang features the Governor Cang Ci.

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Dunhuang, Edge of the World 1, Ban Chao

Posted on February 11, 2022August 9, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

The first of five films about people who were connected with Dunhuang features the general Ban Chao.

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Eternal Smiles, Buddhist Sculptures of China

Posted on June 25, 2021June 25, 2021 by Dharma Documentaries

A look at the introduction of Buddhist sculptures in China and their development 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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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 Silk Road Series 44, From Wasteland to Motherland

Posted on December 14, 2018December 14, 2018 by Dharma Documentaries
The Silk Road Series 44, From Wasteland to Motherland

The fourth of five films from NHK about the western end of the Silk Road, this one looks at Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.

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Colin Thubron, The Silk Road

Posted on November 16, 2018March 22, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries
Colin Thubron, The Silk Road

A trip along the Silk Roads from east to west of Xinjiang by the travel writer Colin Thubron (English with Mandarin subtitles).

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Eminent Buddhists 1, Kumarajiva and Xuang Zang

Posted on August 31, 2018July 28, 2021 by Dharma Documentaries
Eminent Buddhists 1, Kumarajiva and Xuang Zang

First of four documentaries about eminent Buddhists in the old Chinese capital city (Mandarin, with English subtitles)

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