The first of five films from NHK about the western end of the Silk Road, this one looks at the southern Caucasus.
 A documentary about the influential western Tibetan kingdom of Guge and its downfall. Read More: Guge, the Lost Kingdom of Tibet  The last is a series of talks by Donald Lopez looks at the recently rediscovered work of a Jesuit Missionary in Tibet in the 18th century. Read More: The White Lama Ippolito: An Italian Jesuit in Tibet  A lecture by Prof. Donald. S. Lopez in which he looks at the misunderstandings on both sides when Christian missionaries encountered Buddhism for the first time in various countries. Read More: The Unfortunate Idol Fo: The Story of a Forgotten Buddha  The first in a series of three lectures by Prof. Donald S. Lopez, in which he looks at the medieval encounters between Buddhism and Christianity, and the misunderstandings it gave rise to. Read More: A Christian Buddha: The Medieval Tale of Barlaam and Josaphat  Leave a commentCategories: Culture Tags: Biography, Bodhisattva, Christianity, India, Sri Lanka, Texts  A 10 minute introduction to the World Heritage site of the Seokguram Grotto by Fr. Bernard. Read More: Priest Meets Buddha, Seokguram Grotto |
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