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Inside Tibet in the 1940s

Posted on October 25, 2013November 24, 2015 by Dharma Documentaries

A fascinating glimpse of a 1942-3 mission that took color footage of a Tibet that was to all intents and purposes still closed to the outside world.

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Archives of the Planet: Far East Expeditions to Empires

Posted on October 18, 2013March 18, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

Films and photographs from the world of the East at the beginning of the 20th century standing on the brink of momentous change.

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What the Ancients Knew in India

Posted on August 2, 2013March 22, 2021 by Dharma Documentaries

A fascinating glimpse into the scientific and technological achievements of ancient India and the effect on the modern world today.

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The Yungang Grottoes: Bridging Weight and Grace

Posted on July 19, 2013October 26, 2013 by Dharma Documentaries

A documentary by CCTV about the earliest Buddhist cave complex in China, the Yungang Grottoes.

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Bones of the Buddha

Posted on May 24, 2013June 15, 2014 by Dharma Documentaries

A documentary tracing the history of the discovery of the Buddha’s relics at Piprahwa in northern India and the subsequent controversy surrounding them.

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Sakyamuni Pagoda

Posted on March 8, 2013March 18, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

This is a four-part series of short, 20-minute documentaries about the famous Sakyamuni Pagoda in Ying County, Shangxi Province, China, which is the tallest wooden Pagoda in the world.

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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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