Buddhism: the middle way of compassion

United States, 1993

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Episode number 2 of Series “Religions of the world”.
A compassionate view of life, Buddhism has had a profound influence on the philosophical and political development of the nations of Asia. People in the West are becoming increasingly attracted to Buddhism and there are over 250 million followers. This episode looks at the life of the Buddha and at different types of Buddhist beliefs.

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Credits

producer/director

Oliver Henry

production company

Delta Productions

Duration

00:24:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1993

Appears in

Religions of the world

Group of items

Religions of the world

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

307042

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Buddhism

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Gautama Buddha

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Religions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Zen buddhism

History → History

History → Religions

People → Gautama Buddha

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

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Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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