In this fascinating documentary, historian Bettany Hughes travels to the seven wonders of the Buddhist world.Her journey begins at the Mahabodhi Temple in India, where Buddhism was born; here Hughes examines the foundations of the belief system - the three jewels.At Nepal's Boudhanath Stupa, she looks deeper into the concept of dharma - the teaching of Buddha, and at the Temple of the Tooth in Sri Lanka, Bettany explores karma, the idea that our intentional acts will be mirrored in the future.At Wat Pho Temple in Thailand, Hughes explores samsara, the endless cycle of birth and death that Buddhists seek to end by achieving enlightenment, before travelling to Angkor Wat in Cambodia to learn more about the practice of meditation.In Hong Kong, Hughes visits the Giant Buddha and looks more closely at Zen, before arriving at the final wonder, the Hsi Lai temple in Los Angeles, to discover more about the ultimate goal for all Buddhists - nirvana.
Directed by Faris Kermani
Your score–
Not scoredImages
Cast
Related
The Untold History Of The United States
Naqoyqatsi
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
Red Army
Fuck
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
Cover-Up
Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me
Katy Perry: Part of Me
The Beach Boys
9/11: Inside the President's War Room
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Baraka
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction