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26 of the Mogao Caves at Dunhuang in Detail

Posted on April 7, 2014March 17, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A series of 29 short videos in Mandarin about the Mogao Caves, sometimes referred to as the Longest Art Gallery in the World.

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Shaolin Zen Meditation, Martial Arts and Medicine

Posted on March 14, 2014March 14, 2014 by Dharma Documentaries

A documentary about meditation martial arts and medicine at Shaolin Temple in China (Mandarin with English Subtitles)

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Cold Mountain, Chinese Poet of the Tang Dynasty

Posted on February 5, 2014February 5, 2014 by Dharma Documentaries

An appreciation of the Chinese Tang Dynasty era poet Han Shan (Cold Mountain) by some of his finest American translators.

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Albert Von Le Coq, Adventure in Turpan

Posted on January 24, 2014March 18, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

The explorations made in the Turpan area of Xinjiang by the German Archeologist Albert Von Le Coq at the beginning of the 20th century (mainly English, with some subtitles).

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China, West meets East at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Posted on January 20, 2014January 20, 2014 by Dharma Documentaries

A look at the aesthetics and history of China through the collections at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

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Marc Aurel Stein, Treasure buried in the Sands

Posted on January 17, 2014March 18, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

An account of the various expeditions led by the great Hungarian explorer Aurel Stein in Central Asia, which were significant for Buddhist history (mainly English, with some subtitles).

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Sven Hedin’s 1928 Expedition through the Gobi Desert

Posted on January 10, 2014January 10, 2014 by Dharma Documentaries

A silent film recording the adventures of an expedition led by the Swedish explorer Sven Hedin in the Gobi desert.

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The Silk Road Series 16/16: The Travels of Xuang Zang in India

Posted on December 27, 2013October 14, 2018 by Dharma Documentaries

The expedition team crosses into India proper, and down the Ganges Basin, following in the footsteps of China’s most famous pilgrim, Xuang Zang.

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The King and the Buddhist Pagoda at Leifeng

Posted on December 16, 2013March 18, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A history of the small Chinese kingdom of Wuyue and its last King who built a beautiful Pagoda near a lake with Buddhist scriptures carved on its walls (Mandarin, with English subtitles).

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The Towering Buddhist Pagoda of Yongning

Posted on December 9, 2013March 18, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A documentary exploring the history of one of the earliest and greatest Buddhist Pagodas in China, which is now lost to the flames of war (Mandarin, with English subtitles).

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