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Author
Publisher
Sounds True
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Once upon a time in ancient India, a prince was born. His name was Siddhartha, and one day he would inherit a powerful kingdom. His father tried to protect him from the suffering and hardship beyond the palace walls, but just like children everywhere, the prince longed to see the world. Under the Bodhi Tree is the story of a boy and his journey for understanding that eventually led him to the path of peace. Told in lyrical language, this excellent...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
This documentary tells the story of the Buddha's life, a journey especially relevant to our own bewildering times of violent change and spiritual confusion. It features the work of some of the world's greatest artists and sculptors, who across two millennia, have depicted the Buddha's life in art rich in beauty and complexity. Hear insights into the ancient narrative by contemporary Buddhists, including Pulitzer Prize winning poet W.S. Merwin and...
3) Enlightened
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A fictionalized biography of the life of Siddhartha Gautama, better known as the Buddha, the progenitor of Buddhism."--Provided by publisher.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Join historian Bettany Hughes as she explores the different beliefs and practices that form the core of the Buddhist philosophy and investigates how Buddhism started and where it travelled to, through visits to seven of the most spectacular monuments built by Buddhists across the globe. Her journey begins at the Mahabodhi Temple in India, where Buddhism was born. At Nepal's Boudhanath Stupa, she looks deeper into the concept of dharma, the teaching...
Publisher
Microcinema International
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Borobudur in Central Java is in the shape of a pyramid, with four square terraces leading to three circular ones. The building is covered with three miles of carvings. Situated on a lush palm-covered volcanic plain, it deserves the title of 'eighth wonder of the world'. This massive construction lay deserted and obscured by jungle for over 1000 years, only to be to be re-discovered by the famous Englishman Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles. Now viewers...
Author
Series
Publisher
The Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Buddhism challenges some of the most important Western ideas about God, human life, and the self. In Buddhism, there is no single almighty God who created the world. Instead, Buddhism teaches that all of life is suffering, and there is no permanent self. Moreover, it teaches that in accepting that all life is suffering, bliss can be achieved in this life. Buddhism's core philosophy that nothing is permanent--all is change--has made it an astonishingly...
Author
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
©2011
Language
English
Description
"[This series] is an epic, comprehensive survey of the East's most influential philosphers and thinkers. In 36 lectures, [the student will be introduced to] the men and women responsible for molding Asian philosophy and for giving birth to a wide variety of spiritual and ideological systems, including Hinduism, Daoism, Confucianism, Sufism, and Buddhism."--Www.thegreatcourses.com.
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