Paintings – Dharma Documentaries

Art of Compassion

A look at the Buddhist heritage sites in the western and eastern Deccan areas of India.

Prof. Andrew Quintman shows us through some of the best thangka paintings held at Yale, and explains their iconography and significance.

A look at the influence of Zen on all aspects of Japanese art and culture.

A look at the works of the great Chinese ch’an artist Mu-xi, and his work, which now only survives in Japan.

A look at the development of ink painting in Japan after its introduction from China and its relationship to western art forms.

A meditative look at the work that goes into preparing a Arhat statue at a Tibetan monastery.

A film about the gift of a lineage painting from West Virginia to a remote village in Mustang.

A pilgrimage to some of the treasures of the Buddhist cultures of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar.

A look at the arts in ancient China, and what the influences and ideas were that surrounded them (English with some Mandarin, with subtitles).

A look at the some of the cave temples in Maharasthra, which are amongst the greatest of the Buddhist remains in India.