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Tag: Sculpture

Mogao Caves (World Heritage China)

Posted on February 23, 2015March 14, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A look at the magnificent art works in the Mogao Caves near Dunhuang, the first of the great grottoes built in China (English narration with Mandarin subtitles).

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Gandhara, the Renaissance of Buddhism

Posted on January 23, 2015May 27, 2017 by Dharma Documentaries

An interesting look at the great Buddhist Gandharan civilisation that flourished in the early years of the Common Era.

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The Leshan Giant Buddha Statue

Posted on October 13, 2014March 21, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

Two short films on the Giant Leshan Buddha Statue in China, by far the largest stone sculpture in the pre-modern world (mainly English, interviews in Mandarin with subtitles).

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Ancient Buddhist Sites in Sri Lanka (BDI)

Posted on May 5, 2014May 5, 2014 by Dharma Documentaries

A quick overview of some of the important historical sites in Sri Lanka.

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Borobudur, Pathway to Enlightenment

Posted on April 28, 2014February 18, 2016 by Dharma Documentaries

A look at the rediscovery, meaning and preservation of the largest Buddhist monument in the world.

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The Lost Buddhas of Bamiyan

Posted on December 23, 2013October 11, 2017 by Dharma Documentaries

A couple of years before their destruction the renowned photo-journalist David Adams travels to Afghanistan and makes a long trek to see the Bamiyan statues.

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The Silk Road Series 13/16: Across the Pamirs

Posted on December 6, 2013October 14, 2018 by Dharma Documentaries

In the 13th episode of this classic series the expedition crosses into Pakistan and goes down the Indus Valley finding remains of Buddhist Civilisation along the way.

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Spectacular Buddhist India

Posted on October 11, 2013October 26, 2013 by Dharma Documentaries

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

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Benoy K Behl: The Path of Compassion

Posted on October 12, 2012October 22, 2013 by Dharma Documentaries

A new film by the eminent Indian art historian Benoy K Behl tracing the development of Buddhism in India through the ages.

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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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