Buddhism in Pakistan took root some 2,300 years ago under the Mauryan king Ashoka. Buddhism has played a major role in the history of Pakistan — the land of which over time has been part of predominantly Buddhist empires such as the Indo-Greek Kingdom, the Kushan Empire, the Maurya Empire of Ashoka, the Pala Empire.

In 2012, the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) indicated that the contemporary Buddhist population of Pakistan was minuscule with 1,492 adult holders of national identity cards (CNICs). The total population of Buddhists is therefore unlikely to be more than a few thousand. In 2017, number of Buddhist voters was stated to be 1,884 and they are mostly concentrated in Sindh and Punjab.

The film is about the Buddhists sites of Orissa, including Dhauli, Lalitgiri, Ratnagiri, Udaigiri, Langudi Hill, Kaima and the villages of Naupatna and Maniabandha, where active Buddhist worship continues since ancient times. (The film covers sites from 3rd century BCE till the present).
A film by culture historian Benoy K Behl.

Please also see my books ‘Buddhism: The Path of Compassion’; ‘The Ajanta Caves’ and ‘The Art of India’ in 2 vols.

In 1994, soon after the break-up of the Soviet Union, I led the Central Asia Expedition - a 12,000 km journey across Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Chinese Turkestan (Xinjiang) and Tibet.

The purpose of the journey, besides adventure, was to renew India's ancient academic and cultural links with the people of Central Asia.

The expedition was conceived and organised by Major HPS Ahluwalia, President of Youth Exploring Society.

The 5-part serial on the expedition, commissioned by Doordarshan, was produced by Michael Haggiag and directed by Goutam Ghoshe.

The detailed account of the expedition is given in my book Silk Road on Wheels.

Episode 1 introduces the expedition and gives an account of the journey through Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

In 1994, soon after the break-up of the Soviet Union, I led the Central Asia Expedition - a 12,000 km journey across Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Chinese Turkestan (Xinjiang) and Tibet.

The purpose of the journey, besides adventure, was to renew India's ancient academic and cultural links with the people of Central Asia.

The expedition was conceived and organised by Major HPS Ahluwalia, President of Youth Exploring Society.

The 5-part serial on the expedition, commissioned by Doordarshan, was produced by Michael Haggiag and directed by Goutam Ghoshe.

The detailed account of the expedition is given in my book Silk Road on Wheels.

Episode 2 covers Chinese Turkestan or Xinjiang - as well as Xian.

Rajiv Mehrotra has been a personal student of HH The Dalai Lama for more than thirty years & describes himself as “a most unworthy chela” of his. Till 2012 he was the host one of the country’s longest running, and most widely viewed talk shows on public Television, In Conversations. It was rated the most watched programme in its genre across all television channels in India. He was a familiar face on Indian television for more than 40 years.
His books include The Mind of The Guru, The Spirit of The Muse, Understanding The Dalai Lama,The Essential Dalai Lama, Thakur - a biography of Sri Ramakrishna and Conversations with The Dalai Lama, on Life, Living and Happiness.

In the 1970’s he was a student of Swami Ranganathananda, who was later President of The Ramakrishna Mission and later of the yoga icon BKS Iyengar. He serves as the Secretary & Founding Trustee of The Foundation for Universal Responsibility of H.H. The Dalai Lama(established with the Noble Peace Prize) (furhhdl.org); ManagingTrustee of The Public Service Broadcasting Trust (www.psbt.org);and Chairman of The Media Foundation (www.thehoot.org).

Rajiv Mehrotra has twice addressed plenary sessions at The World Economic Forum at Davos and was nominated a Global Leader for Tomorrow by them. He was a Judge of the Templeton Prize for Spirituality and serves on the Boards of several institutions.

He works as an independent film maker, Producer & Commissioning editor. His films have won more than 170 international and forty national awards from the President of India. He was Chairman of the Jury for the awards during their 50th anniversary.

RajivMehrotra lives in New Delhi with his wife Dr. Meenakshi Gopinath.

For more visit - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajiv_Mehrotra

Buddhism in Odisha is as old as the religion itself and the land resonated with sonorous Buddhist Chants. The echoes are still felt in the splendid Buddhist monuments of Odisha. Magnificent stupas, Chaityas, viharas, various images of Buddha, Buddhist gods and goddesses from the Buddhist Pantheon, built over the period stand witness to the hoary past till today.


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This film traces back India's historical relations with South East Asia as seen through the prism of maritime contact between the two regions. The film travels through 10 countries and explores the growth of port towns in India that played a critical role in the exchange of nutmeg, pepper and cloves to the highly prized Gujarati textiles. The film also shows how Indian traditions have become an integral part of South East Asia. This includes exchange of mythological epics like Ramayana and Mahabharata, as well as the influence on architecture as seen in Borobudur and Angkor Wat. The film pays tribute to the rich and varied exchanges between the two regions and their evolution through the years.

The earliest Buddhist art appeared in India. This lecture focuses on religious architecture, especiallly the stupa, and on images of the Buddha.

In the midst of such breathtaking beauty, surrounded by the magnificence of nature, those Buddhist monks must have surrendered their lives to the Bodhisattva, their master and god, spending their lives in quiet meditation and prayer, and making a virtue of simplicity--- and soon, becoming an integral part of their awe-inspiring environment.

It takes but a moment to enter these caves, to close your eyes and conjure up the aura of the past. Listen to the chanting monks. Watch the murals and sculptures come alive under the magic fingers of those gifted artists. Feel the touch of Nature and the brush of the past.

It took the faith of generations and efforts of centuries to create these caves. We owe it to these unknown artists to study their works with the reverence they deserve.

The film is about the heritage of Buddhist art in India, from the Bharhut and Sanchi stupa railings of the 2nd cent. BCE till the art of the Kashmiri painters across Western Tibet and the Indian Himalayas in the 12th century.
A film by culture historian Benoy K Behl.

Please also see my books ‘Buddhism: The Path of Compassion’; ‘The Ajanta Caves’ and ‘The Art of India’ in 2 vols.

Explore Hinduism through clips of significant sites in South Asia and interviews with members of the Bay Area South Asian community.

Exploring the art of the Western and Eastern Deccan, reflecting on the evolution of humankind.

Directed by Benoy K. Behl | 2011
Producer and Commissioning Editor: Rajiv Mehrotra

Benoy K. Behl is a filmmaker, art historian and photographer who has been tirelessly working for over three decades. He has taken over 35,000 photographs of Asian monuments and art heritage and made a hundred documentaries on art history. He holds the Limca Book Record for having travelled to all corners of India. The National Geographic magazine carried a story about ancient Indian art revealed through Behl’s photography.

Rajiv Mehrotra is the founding Managing Trustee and Commissioning Editor of PSBT - his films have won more than 300 awards worldwide, including 32 in 31 years from the President of India. His nine books are available in 50 languages and editions. He serves as the Trustee/ Secretary of the Foundation for Universal Responsibility of HH the Dalai Lama (For more, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajiv_Mehrotra).

PSBT was a not-for-profit that nurtured and supported the production of independent documentary films by a diversity of filmmakers from across India. Over two decades, it produced close to 700 documentary films, each film averaging two film festival selections and every second film an award. (Read more here: www.psbt.org, https://www.civilsocietyonline.com/cinema/psbt-story-630-films-230-awards-400-filmmakers/, https://psbt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/OnGlobalScreens-Article.pdf, https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/in-the-channels-of-trust/article3942019.ece, https://psbt.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/PSBT-Real-Films-on-Real-India.jpg)

PSBT was led by some of India's iconic film personalities - Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Mrinal Sen, Shyam Benegal, Sharmila Tagore, with Fali Nariman and Kiran Karnik. From its inception in 2000, Tulika Srivastava was a key member of the Team, joined in 2005, by Ridhima Mehra.

Credits
Cinematographer: Benoy K. Behl
Editor: Sanghamitra Ghosh

Produced by PSBT, for and in partnership with the Films Division.
http://www.psbt.org/; https://filmsdivision.org/

For festival and screening queries, please write to us at distribution@psbt.org

Last updated: July 2020

Explore Buddhism through clips of significant sites in South Asia and interviews with members of the Bay Area South Asian community.

This gallery is reflective of the Buddhist art from all over the subcontinent and even beyond. Buddhist images from Gandhara, Mathura, Sarnath, Nagarjunakonda, Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Ladakh and even distant places like Java and Cambodia stand for this diversity. The most important exhibits of this gallery, for which it is rendered no less than a temple, are the holy relics of the Buddha enshrined in a golden Thai pavilion. According to the Buddhist traditions, in the centres following the sponsorship of Asoka, the great Mauryan emperor, the Buddhist philosophy evolved into at least 18 schools. Theravada is one of them and still exists across Southeast Asia.

Cambodia, Siem Reap - Ancient Angkor / where nature beats structure

Chapter 1 - Angkor Wat & Angkor Thom (South Gate & Bayon)

Chapter 2 - Angkor Thom contd. (Baphuon, Phimeanakas, Prasat Suor Prat, Terraces & North Gate) & Thommanon

Chapter 3 - Pre Rup, Ta Som, Neak Pean & Preah Khan

Chapter 4 - Beng Mealea

Chapter 5 - Kbal Spean, Banteay Srei & Phnom Bok

Music:

www.freemusicarchive.org

Sergey Cheremisinov - White Atlantis, Clouds, The Signals & Glow In Space
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sergey_Cheremisinov/

Borrtex - Brave
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Borrtex/

Scott Gratton - Had You Been
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/

all tracks mentioned above under CC / BY / NC license.

Khmer Mahori - Phoumea Tak Lolok

With special thanks to Truong Bui Dao Thai!

All recording done with Pansonic LX100 in glorious 2160p!

Editing on ShotCut free editing software.
www.shotcut.org

Sean's video editing computer runs Linux Mint.
https://www.linuxmint.com/

The major ancient historic sites in Sri Lanka, all UNESCO World Heritage sites: Sacred City of Anuradhapura and Mihintale, Ancient City of Polonnaruwa, Golden Temple of Dambulla, Ancient City of Sigiriya, Sacred City of Kandy.

Anuradhapura was capital of Sri Lanka from the 4th century BCE until the end of the 10th century CE. Anuradhapura and the nearby Mihintale are the birthplace of Buddhism in Sri Lanka.
Polonnaruwa was the second capital of Sri Lanka, from 1070 to 1310.
The Golden Temple of Dambulla is a cave-temple complex, pilgrimage site for 22 centuries, with beautiful mural paintings and statues.
Sigiriya (Lion Rock) is an ancient fortress on top of a 200 meter high rock, capital of Sri Lanka for a short time in the 5th century, and Buddhist monastery until the 14th century.
Kandy was the last old capital of Sri Lanka. Temple of the Tooth Relic is a famous pilgrimage site in Kandy, keeping the sacred tooth of the Buddha.

Recorded January 2016 in 4K Ultra HD with Sony AX100.

Music:
Mike Wall - Passage - 1 - Dawn of Light
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The history of water conservation in India dates back many millennia. A good example is the Kanheri Caves, where local artisans converted an entire mountain system into a giant water conservatory. Sanrachna explores how the architects of ancient India used and manoeuvred the local terrain to save rain water effectively.

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