Within Japan’s oldest private medicinal herb gardens grows the cures for many ailments, cultivated by knowledge passed down throughout the centuries.

Watch Herbal Symphony in Japan here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv2-IjYls0A… skaityti daugiau

Documentary about power of herbs in medicine.… skaityti daugiau

ʻEnlightened: An Unauthorized story on the 14th Dalai Lamaʼ looks at the current Dalai Lamaʼs life, which has been devoted to improving international relations for his people. We also draw on contemporary footage that illustrates his views and values.… skaityti daugiau

This is a path-breaking documentary made by an internationally-renowned Buddhist expert. For the first time the philosophic and cultural roots of Tibetan Buddhism are presented clearly. The film has extensive interviews with HH the Dalai Lama and other great Tibetan experts.… skaityti daugiau

There’s something about the inherent tolerance of Buddhism that is inherently attractive. It’s totally non-judgmental. There’s no notion of sin, there’s no notion of good and evil, there’s only ignorance and suffering. And this is the most important thing, it places all emphasis on compassion, you do not embrace negativity.

Buddhism asks the fundamental question: What is life and what is the point of existence? Wade Davis goes on an anthropological and spiritual journey into the Himalayas of Nepal to learn the deepest lesson of Buddhist practice. Parts of this documentary feature H. H. Trulshik Rinpoche and Matthieu Ricard.… skaityti daugiau

A Joyful Mind is a film about finding true happiness and well being through the practice of meditation. Today, the accelerating pace of life poses real challenges to our well-being. At the same time, new understandings about meditation are shedding light on how its transformative powers can improve our lives.

A Joyful Mind pulls back the curtain on what it means to meditate, on what modern science reveals about its benefits, and on how meditation and mindfulness can be used in workplaces and schools. This groundbreaking film serves to clear up the confusion around meditation perpetuated by the media and others. It features the experiences of both novice and master meditators, highlighting Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, whose teachings have touched people around the world with their clarity, wit and personal insight into how meditation can have a positive impact on our daily lives.… skaityti daugiau

The Deccan Plateau in India is one of the oldest centers of civilization in the ancient world and one of the greatest lands of the development of Buddhism, of the early Theravada kind, and also of the later Mahayana and Vajrayana orders. The art of both the Western and Eastern Deccan reflects the gentlest and noblest thoughts ever in the minds of humankind.… skaityti daugiau

Buddhist art is the artistic practices that are influenced by Buddhism. It includes art media which depict Buddhas, bodhisattvas, and other entities; notable Buddhist figures, both historical and mythical; narrative scenes from the lives of all of these; mandalas and other graphic aids to practice; as well as physical objects associated with Buddhist practice, such as vajras, bells, stupas and Buddhist temple architecture. Buddhist art originated on the Indian subcontinent following the historical life of Siddhartha Gautama, 6th to 5th century BCE, and thereafter evolved by contact with other cultures as it spread throughout Asia and the world.… skaityti daugiau

The history of Buddhism is told in this unique program, as we make the journey Buddha himself took during his lifetime. Walk With the Master explores Buddha’s life and legacy and the Buddhist religion. This detailed documentary is filled with facts and information and is accompanied by an wonderful blend of visuals, including present day footage of the sites, reconstructions of key events, art and animations.… skaityti daugiau

Siddhartha Gautama, the Lord Buddha, was born in 623 B.C. in the famous gardens of Lumbini, which soon became a place of pilgrimage. Among the pilgrims was the Indian emperor Ashoka, who erected one of his commemorative pillars there. The site is now being developed as a Buddhist pilgrimage center, where the archaeological remains associated with the birth of the Lord Buddha form a central feature.… skaityti daugiau