Eastern Religions Film Collection

This collection contains 5 films and is Over 1 1/2 hours of video.

Title	Description	Duration
Our Neighbor China - Three Great Religions	This film gives an Overview on the Three Largest religions in China - Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. Starting with Taoism, we see some of the precepts from the founding and what it has become today. Buddhism traces it's start from the migration from India, and some of the current priests garb, and several images of Buddha from around the country. Finally with Confucianism we see the founding principles and how it compares to the bible. Silent, B&W	10:01
Pilgrimage	Follows a group of Hindu pilgrims on their journey to the source of the Ganges river at Badrinath. See the ceremonial bathing whenever two branches of the ganges flow together. See the bundle of gifts given in just one morning to priests, as the pilgrims consult with them. See the bare essentials of survival taken on the journey. Silent, B&W	20:35
Inside Tibet	Follow the mission of Major Ilia Tolstoy and Capt. Brooke Dolan in 1942 -1943. In the first ever exchange of letters and gifts between the President of the U.S. and the Dalai Lama. From Gangtok to Gyangtse, and finally Lhasa. The film opens on a tour of the gifts from the president. See the pack train as it makes stops along the 13 day journey, and some of the breath taking scenery. See a wedding party on it's way to India for a wedding. See the opening ceremonies for an annual ritual at gyangtse temple. Tour the Dalai Lama's Personal Guard the first time this has happened for an American visit. See the city of Lhasa, and some of the daily activities of the citizens. Watch a dance troupe pre form for the 5 week New Year celebration. See the summer palace of the Lama, and some of the staff and treasures of the palace, also the gifts for President Roosevelt. See part of the examination for the Doctorate of Divinity for three monks. See the ceremonial re-enactment of key battles, while the warriors wear the preserved armor of their ancestors. Hear an explanation of the prayer wheels and finish off the film with footage of the young Lama himself. Color, Sound	39:36
Buddhism	This film takes a tour of the important features of buddhism. Starting with the birthplace of Gautama, Benares, the city where he was proclaimed the buddha, and the type of tree under which he then taught the first disciples, and the basic principles of buddhism. See a progression of buddhism from pure at a temple in Ceylon, and Burma where buddhism is overlaid atop the older Nats shrines, to Siam where animal forms were interwoven, to China where ancestor worship is grafted on. As the Powers of Buddha grow so to the Arms, heads and legs of the representations of buddha. Silent, B&W	17:48
Sacred Mt. Omei	Film footage of Mount Omei, and the Buddha there. scenes of the monkeys and the temple interior. See more of the frolicking monkeys, and some pilgrims Look around the temple at the surroundings, and even over the edge of the mountain at the scenery far below. No Sound, B&W	8:54