A pilgrimage to some of the treasures of the Buddhist cultures of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar.
The Golden Age of the Arts in China, 1
A look at the arts in ancient China, and what the influences and ideas were that surrounded them (English with some Mandarin, with subtitles).
Buddhist Footprints in Maharashtra
A look at the some of the cave temples in Maharasthra, which are amongst the greatest of the Buddhist remains in India.
Jewel Garden, Tibetan Arts and Crafts
A short film about the Norbulingka Institute in Dharamsala and their efforts to preserve Tibetan culture and arts.
Mother Sela – Artist and Buddhist Nun
A fascinating documentary following a successful Lebanese artist as she leaves behind her previous life in the States and ordains in Sri Lanka.
A Revolution in Painting in the Yuan Dynasty
A talk by Maxwell K. Hearn, curator of the Met in New York, on Chinese painting during the period of Mongolian dominance.
Spectacular Buddhist India
Extracts from a series of films looking at the various forms of Vajrayana Buddhism which are spread all along the trans-Himalaya regions of northern India
James Cahill on Ch’an Painting, 4: Sogenga and Ch’an Landscapes
This fourth lecture of Ch’an Painting looks at the appreciation of this style in Japan and concludes by examining some of the best landscape paintings.
James Cahill on Ch’an Painting, 3: Muqi’s Six Persimmons
The third in this series of discussions about Ch’an painting by James Cahill looks at Muqi’s iconographic Six Persimmons painting.
