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Religious Linkages Between Bhutan and Ladakh

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Dharma Documentaries

A film exploring the links between two kingdoms that lie at either end of the Tibetan plateau.

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Land of Buddha

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Dharma Documentaries

An interesting documentary visiting many of the main archeological sites in India connected with Buddhism

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Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures of the Silk Road

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Dharma Documentaries

A talk by Fredrik Heibert at the Asian Art Museum on the Hidden Treasures of the Silk Road exhibition in the US, showing Afghani cultural artifacts.

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Lost Treasures of Afghanistan

Posted on August 10, 2012May 26, 2017 by Dharma Documentaries

This is a 2004 National Geographic Special showing how Afgahnis have been working to save their country’s heritage collections, which were seemingly either in shreds or were lost.

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Bronze Technology in Cambodia

Posted on April 20, 2012March 19, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A very interesting talk given as part of the Aspects of Angkor series which traces the introduction of bronze work in SE Asia, and also the technologies that are involved in the work.

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The Genius of Photography 2: Documents for Artists

Posted on September 9, 2011March 20, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

The second documentary in this BBC series examines the various movements that arose in photography in the first half of the 20th century by focusing on some of the representative workers in the field.

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The Genius of Photography 1: Fixing the Shadows

Posted on September 2, 2011March 19, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

This is the first in a series of documentaries tracing the evolution and the various uses of photography, and how it has changed the way we see the world, with some wonderful early examples of the technique.

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The Bombing of Germany

Posted on August 5, 2011October 21, 2013 by Dharma Documentaries

How America changed its wartime policy of not bombing civilian targets and was eventually involved in the bombing of the population at the centre of Berlin is the theme of this documentary.

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Lost Worlds: City of the God Kings

Posted on July 1, 2011October 21, 2013 by Dharma Documentaries

This is one of the more intelligent reviews of what we know about the Angkor civilisation that flourished in Cambodia between the 9th and 14th centuries.

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The Story of Buddhism by Benoy K Behl

Posted on June 17, 2011October 21, 2013 by Dharma Documentaries

A series of videos on the philosophy, art and culture of Buddhism in India by the renowned historian and photographer Benoy K Behl covering the Stupa, cave monasteries and later developments in the Himalayan Region.

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