Seven Wonders of the Buddhist World
2011 · 74 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 135 VOTES · DIR. Faris Kermani
Overview
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.
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00:48:36 in the war that engulfed Vietnam and other countries of southeast Asia.
00:49:33 and Angkor, which had been brutalized
00:50:20 could be that again, some time in the future.
00:51:15 Our sixth wonder is the giant Buddha that overlooks
00:52:15 choose not to represent the Buddha figuratively.
00:53:13 His face is that beautiful round shape, which is supposed to be a reflection
00:54:07 It's surrounded by six smaller bronze statues.
00:55:29 Meditation has always been central to Buddhism
00:56:26 Formal silent meditation is central to Zen
00:57:39 So somebody might get enlightenment while they are eating meal
00:59:19 It's very money-oriented, everybody worry about the living
01:00:31 to those who live in our demanding 21st century.
01:01:42 Meditation is also used to bring about a tangible outcome
01:02:40 which put suffering to the fore, start to take root in the West?
01:03:45 our seventh wonder of the Buddhist world.
01:05:15 He became a Buddhist six years ago.
01:06:04 We're really trying to avoid that.
01:07:02 Yoga has its roots in Indian traditions that predate both Hinduism and Buddhism
01:08:07 I'm not surprised that it is popular.
01:09:04 or very much hating things or being confused.
01:10:13 But for Buddhists, the journey to get there, the path you take
01:11:16 that allows us to deal with the world as passionately, as compassionately
01:12:23 just as it too was transformed.
10:00:00 Buddhas here, big and small.