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VERONICA LATERVEER |
28-8-2011 |
An in depth interview with the writer and Dutch Buddhist pioneer Veronica Laterveer. |
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A rebroadcast of the programme of 28-11-2010 on the artist and utopian buddhist Bruno Mertens (1914-2010).
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PLACEBO |
26-6-2011 |
| An interview with Professor Jozien Bensing on the placebo effect and how it could be used in healthcare. |
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| A programme on the relation between religion and health or why are believers healthier ? |
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| An interview with the Thai social critic and engaged Buddhist Sulak Srivalaksa. |
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HANS VAN WILLENSWAARD |
17-4-2011 |
An interview with the book publisher and secretary of the INEB Hans van Willenswaard on his pioneering role in the development of organised Buddhism in the Netherlands and his present activities as an alternative publisher and engaged Buddhist in Thailand. |
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KOENRAAD ELST |
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An interview with the Belgian India expert Koenraad Elst on his book about the 'Dark side of Buddhism'. |
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FREDERIK VAN EEDEN |
16-1-2011 |
A programme on the Dutch writer and psychiater Frederik van Eeden with emphasis on his spirituality and his psychiatric theories. |
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J.C. HEESTERMAN |
2-1-2011 |
An interview with professor Heesterman on the axial time, Buddhism and ritual changes in old India. |
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BRUNO MERTENS |
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A programma on the artist, utopian and Buddhist Bruno Mertens (1914-2010) |
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EUROPE IN THE BUDDHIST MIRROR |
17-10-2010 |
An day of the philosofer Fons Elders Academia Libre Ambulante with Andre van der Braak and Menno Zeillemaker. |
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10 YEAR BOS |
10-10-2010 |
On the quickly growing number of Buddhists in the Netherlands with Jacq de Boer and Paul Schnabel. |
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MICHAEL YSBRAND ROGGE |
26-9-2010 |
Michael Rogge worked as a banker in Hong Kong and Japan in the 1950's where his interest in spirituality led him to Buddhism, Zen and Subud. He was also an enthousiastic photographer and cineast whose images of the daly life of the period are rare and at the moment being rediscovered in Hongkong and Japan. |
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SAKYA TRIZIN |
12-9-2010 |
An interview with the Sakya Trizin, the hereditary head of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism. |
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SHUYUN SUN |
22-8-2010 |
A rebroadcast of an interview with the Chinese writer and documentary maker Shuyun Sun on her 'year in Tibet'. |
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CHÖD |
13-6-2010 |
Chöd is a particular religious practice in Tibetan Buddhism in which the performer in his mind dissects his body and offers his meat to the spirits and all the hungry beings around. It is a practice which is traditionally performed by wandering monks and ascetics and often in places like grave yards. During the performance of Chöd one will accompany the prayer on a drum preferably made of two human skulls and a 'trumpet' made out of a human thighbone. There are several styles of Chöd and in this broadcast one will hear unique recordings of Bön Chöd with commentary by Henk Blezer. |
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FREEDOM |
4-4-2010 |
Freedom, democracy and religion. Is there such a thing as a free will ? Are religion and democracy contradictionary. Some of the questions philosopher Jan Bor ponders just before the Dutch elections. |
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CENTER FOR BUDDHIST STUDIES GENT |
28-3-2010 |
At the University of Gent in Belgium there is since three years a thriving Center for Buddhist Studies which not only does research and teaches students but also organises seminars and lectures for the general public. An interview with Ann Heirman and Bart Dessein. |
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ELODIE LAUTEN |
28-2-2010 |
The pianist and composer Elodie Lauten moved from Paris to New York in 1973 to play in a New Wave grils band. In that period she was introduced to Allen Ginsburg whom and whose form of Tibetan Buddhism became a great source of inspiration for her and just before he died she composed the 'opera' Waking in New York based on Ginsburg's poems. |
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TILO BURDACH |
3-1-2010 |
The Austrian Tilo Burdach is one of the main students of Koku Nischimura, the founder of the Tani-school of kyotaku players in Kyoto. The kyotaku is a specific form of the shakuhachi, generally longer and wider without lacquer on the inside which makes the instrument harder to play. Another characteristic is that the Tani school wants to continue the older meditative practice of instrument playing in which not performing but becoming one with the instrument is the main aim. Kyotaku pieces can than also be described as 'sound-breathing'. |
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BEAT AND BUDDHA 3 |
27-12-2009 |
Beat and Buddha in the Netherlands with artists, writers and weirdo's who heard the call of Zen and the East in the nineteenfifties. Cobra, Oekwa, Zero and Nul with artists as Peter Royen. |
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BEAT AND BUDDHA 1 |
20-12-2009 |
Beat and Buddha in Europe starting with the German painters groep Zen 49. Memories and views of among others the German composer Pter Hamel. |
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RICHARD HAYES |
1-11-2009 |
The quaker and western Buddhist Richard Hayes was in 2009 the Numata professor at the university of Leiden. In his opinion Buddhism should be 'westernized', a viewpoint which he with humor defends in his book 'Land of No Buddha' and on his blog 'New City of Friends'. |
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OLANDE ANANDA |
13-09-2009 |
Ruud Hammelburg, originally Dutch, already lives more than 30 years in Sri Lanka as a Buddhist monk and meditation teacher with the name Olande Ananda. In this interview he talks about his personal history and the political situation in Sri Lanka. |
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HENK BARENDREGT |
6-9-2009 |
The professor of mathematics and cipassana teacher Henk Braendregt talks about his involvement in the multi-disciplinary study of the University of Nijmegen into 'Mind-Brain-Mindfullnes'. |
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YOSHIO KURAHASHI |
9-8-2009 |
Rebroadcast of an interview with Shakuhachi player Yoshio Kurahashi. |
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THE VOC AND BUDDHISM IN SRI LANKA |
19-7-2009 |
An interview with historian and VOC specialist Lodewijk Wagenaar in the involvement of the VOC with the 18th century revival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka and the birth of the Siam Nikaya. |
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SHUYUN SUN |
5-7-2009 |
An interview with the Chinese writer and documentary maker Shuyun Sun on her book 'A Year in Tibet'. |
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THE THREE PILLARS OF BÖN |
21-6-2009 |
An interview with geshe Nyima Woser Choekhortshang and academic Kalsang Norbu Gurung on the academic study of Bön and the Leiden research in the three pillars of Bön. |
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SOKEN DANJO |
7-6-2009 |
On the invitation of the Expansionist Art Empire gallery in Leiden visited the Japanese Rinzai Zen monk Soken Danjo the town bringing with him an exposition of traditional Japanese weaving and pottery and a number of macrobiotic cooks to teach meditation, healthy food preparation and compassion. |
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THE DEMOCRATIC VOICE OF BURMA |
24-5-2009 |
An interview with a representative of the Oslo based Democratic Voice of Burma on their activities as 'underground journalist' |
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10 YEARS BON GARUDA |
17-5-2009 |
At the occasion of the 10 years jubilee of Bon Garuda Netherlands interviews with among others Jan Dinkelaar on the history and development of Bön in the Netherlands. |
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LOTUS IN THE LOW LANDS |
26-4-2009 |
An interview with Theo Salemink co-author of 'Lotus in de lage landen', a study into the influence of Buddhism in the netherlands from 1840 onwards. |
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22-2-2009 |
An interview with Gerda Theuns - de Boer on Vogel a pioneer of modern archeology in India and founder the 'Kern' Institute of Indian and Tibetan studies in Leiden. Vogel also collected a large number of pictures on Indian historical sites and buildings. His collection has been catalogised, digitised and studied by Gerda Theuns and recently she published a selection of them in the book 'A vision of splendour'. |
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EARLY BUDDHIST ICONOGRAPHY |
25-1-2009 |
Elen Raven of the University of Leiden is specialised in early Indian art and iconography. In this broadcast she talks about the early abstract Buddhist iconography and its development in time. |
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CHO MU WIN 2 |
4-1-2009 |
Part two of a concert recording of the Burmese harpist and singer Cho Mu Win and her Ensemble. |
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CHO MU WIN 1 |
28-12-2008 |
Part one of a concert recording of the Burmese harpist and singer Cho Mu Win and her Ensemble with a short interview. |
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GERT VAN TONDER |
16-11-2008 |
The South African cognitive scientist developed a mathematical model to explain the harmonious feelings a Japanse Zen garden induces in the spectators. |
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BUDDHA'S SMILE |
26-10-2008 |
A reportage on the exhibition ' Buddha's Smile. 1600 year Buddhist art in Korea' at the Palais des Beaux Arts in Brussels, Belgium. |
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DOB-DOB |
31-8-2008 |
Rebroadcast of an interview with Henk Blezer on the Tibetan monastry police and monk-warriors, the Dob-Dob. |
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3-8-2008 |
| Rebroadcast of an interview with the psychiater Anne Speckens on her research in mindfullness and depression. |
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HENK MAK VAN DIJK |
27-7-2008 |
The pianoplater Henk Mak van Dijk wrote a book 'De oostenwind waait naar het westen' on forgotten Dutch-Indonesian composers from the colonial period as Bernard van den Sigtenhorst Meyer (1888-1053) who composed a number of works inspired by Buddhist texts. |
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ON THE BORDER OF THE THINKABLE |
20-7-2008 |
The philosopher and Zen Buddhist Jan Bor talks about his latest book 'Op de grens van het denken' which deals with where thinking stops and the philosophy of the inexpressible. |
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HENNY VAN DER VEERE 2 |
6-7-2008 |
Part two of an interview with professor and Shingon priest Henny van der Veere in which he talks about being a SZhingon priest and the relationship of the Shingon school with the Yamabushi mountain ascetics. |
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HENNY VAN DER VEERE 1 |
8-6-2008 |
Part one of an interview with professor and Shingon priest Henny van der Veere in which he talks about the Shingon school of Buddhism. |
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DAIGO-JI |
18-5-2008 |
A reportage on the Daigo-Ji exhibition in the German town of Bonn. Daigo-ji is one of the main Shingon monastries of Japan that was founded in 874. On this exhibition the temple treasures of Daigo-ji are for the to be seen outside of Japan. |
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SANTI ASOKE |
6-4-2008 |
A reportage on the Thai Buddhist movement Santi Asoke, whose members strictly fellow the five precepts are vegetarian and don't drink and ideally live together in communal villages. They have become experts in ecological agriculture and are the largest producers of 'natural' fertilizers in the country. They are also politically active as 'the Dhamma army' and supported the yellow shirt movement. |
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NEW AGE MUSIC |
13-1-2008 |
| A selection of New Age music inspired by Buddhism. |
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BUDDHIST POP MUSIC |
30-12-2007 |
| Western Pop music inspired by Buddhist themes, Tibet and the enigma of the Tibetan singing bowls. |
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BUDDHIST MUSIC FROM TIBET 3 |
25-11-2007 |
| Part three of an overview of musical in Tibet inspired by Buddhist themes. In this part the music of wandering monks, bards and exorcists and the music of minorities in Tibet. |
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ANNE SPECKENS |
4-11-2007 |
| Interview with theAnne Speckens, professor psychiatry of the University of Nijmegen on her research into mindfullness and depression |
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BUDDHIST MUSIC FROM TIBET 2 |
28-10-2007 |
| Part two of an overview of Buddhist insoired music in Tibet. In this part courmusic, music theatre, ballds, worksongs and legends. |
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THE STATE MANDALA |
7-10-2007 |
| Henk Blezer on Buddhist political and state organisation, on the Dhammaraja, the just king and protector of the faith and the 'state mandala'. |
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ROBERT THURMAN |
30-9-2007 |
| An interview with the eminent American tibetologist and activist Robert Thurman. |
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BUDDHIST MUSIC FROM TIBET 1 |
23-9-2007 |
| Part one of a trilogy on Buddhist music from Tibet. In this part an overview of the strictly religious and ritual music. |
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DOP DOP |
26-8-2007 |
| Henk Blezer on the Dop Dop, the warrior and police monks of Tibet. |
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DHAMMANANDA |
19-8-2007 |
| An interview with Dhammananda, who despite not being recognised by the Thai sangha and the majority of the population considers herself a Theravada nun and hopes to be the first in the renaissance of the Bhikkhuni order in Thailand. |
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BUDDHIST MUSIC FROM LAOS |
24-6-2007 |
| An overview of Buddhist inspired traditional music from Laos with rare historical and field recordings. |
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LUCEBERT |
6-5-2007 |
| Dorothea Franck talks about the remarkable parrallels in the work of the Dutch poet and artist Lucebert with the Buddhist way of thinking. |
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YOSHIO KURAHASHI |
29-4-2007 |
| An interview with and concert recordings of the Japanese Shakuhachi player Yoshio Kurahashi. |
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METTAVIHARI |
1-4-2007 |
| A rebroadcast of an interview with the Thai monk Mettavihari founder of Theravada Buddhism and Vipassana meditation in the Netherlands. |
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BUDDHIST MUSIC FROM BURMESE MINORITIES |
25-3-2007 |
| Buddhist inspired music from ethnic minorities in Burma, with rare field recordings. |
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BUDDHIST MUSIC FROM VIETNAM |
25-2-2007 |
| An overview of Buddhist ritual and popular music recordings from Vietnam. |
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VO VAN AI |
11-2-2007 |
| An interview with Vietnamese political activist Vo van Ai on religious oppression in Vietnam. |
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BUDDHIST MUSIC FROM BURMA |
28-1-2007 |
| An overview of Buddhist music from Burma recorded in the last fifty years. |
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BUDDHIST MUSIC FROM THAILAND 2 |
31-12-2006 |
| Part 2 of Buddhist music from Thailand with field recordings and locally released records. |
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BUDDHIST MUSIC FROM THAILAND 1 |
19-11-2006 |
| Part 1 of Buddhist music from Thailand with field recordings and locally released records of recitation, chants and ritual music. |
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FIRST BUDDHIST FILMFESTIVAL IN EUROPE |
12-11-2006 |
| A reportage on the first Buddhist Filfestival of Europe, with the chairman of the festival Rob Lindeman and filmdirectors Neten Chökling, Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam. |
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THE DEFINITION OF LIFE |
22-10-2006 |
| A reportage on the seminar 'The definition of life" of the Buddhist University of Brussels with Fabrice Midal, Jean-Philippe Lachaux, Michel Bitbol, Lama Karta and Johan Michaux. |
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BUDDHIST MUSIC FROM RUSSIA |
8-10-2006 |
| Music from the Buddhist minorities in Russia, the Kalmuk and Burjat. |
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BUDDHIST MUSIC FROM MONGOLIA |
23-7-2006 |
| An overview of recordings from Buddhist music from the rich musical culture of Mongolia. |
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THE ABIDHAMMA MODEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
2-7-2006 |
| Mathematician Henk Barendregt on his groundbreaking Abidhamma model of consciousness. |
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TIBET AND THE 14 DALAI LAMA'S |
18-6-2006 |
An reportage on the exhibition Tibet and the 14 Dalai Lama's in the World Museum in Rotterdam. |
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BUDDHIST MUSIC FROM NEPAL |
4-6-2006 |
An overview of Buddhist music from Nepal with recordings of the different ethnic populations of the country, a short introduction in Nepal's unique Newari Buddhism and some rare historic recordings. |
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THERAVADA IN CHINA |
28-5-2006 |
A documentary on Theravada Buddhism in the Sipsongpanna region in Southern China with interviews and field recordings ofBuddhist rituals and songs. |
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BUDDHIST MUSIC FROM CAMBODIA |
7-5-2006 |
An overview of Buddhist music in Cambodia with recordings of rituals, chants, classical, folk and popular music |
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BUDDHIST MUSIC FROM JAPAN PART 2 |
19-2-2006 |
In the second part of the overview of Buddhist music from Japan one can hear recordings of classical, folk and popular music with Buddhist content and western music inspired by Japanese Buddhist music. |
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BUDDHIST MUSIC FROM JAPAN PART 1 |
15-1-2006 |
| In part one of Buddhist music from Japan an overview of the rich musical diversity of the Japanese Buddhist schools and orders. |
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BUDDHIST MUSIC FROM SRI LANKA |
18-12-2005 |
An overview of Buddhist music from Sri Lanka varying from rice harvesting songs to recitation and percussion music for processions. |
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BUDDHIST MUSIC FROM KOREA |
13-11-2005 |
An overview of Buddhist music from Korea with spectacular dance music, elaborate classical tunes and the specific Korean way of recitation. |
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BURMA |
23-10-2005 |
A reportage on the dilemma's that Buddhism faces in dictatorial Burma with Burmese refugees, Zin Min Htun and Johan Tinge. |
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BUDDHIST MUSIC FROM CHINA |
2-10-2005 |
An overview of Buddhist music from China varying from the 600 year old solemn instrumental music of the Zhi Hua temple in Beijing and the Fanbei recitation style till the Buddhist inspired theatre music of the Monkey King. |
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THE HISTORY OF BON |
18-9-2005 |
An interview with Henk Blezer, tibetologist of the University of Leiden on the history and development of Bön. |
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JATAKA STORIES |
29-8-2004 |
A documentary on the Jataka stories, the stories on the former lives of the Buddha, which in many Buddhist countries from a major source of inspiration for the arts. One can hear a number of published and field- recordings of songs based on Jataka stories and a number of stories translated in the Dutch language. |
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HUGO ENOMIYA LASSALLE |
15-8-2004 |
A documentary on the Jesuit and Zen master Hugo Enomiya Lassalle who was one of the pioneers of Zen in the west and tried to integrate Zen with the Roman Catholic faith. |
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BRUNO NAGEL |
23-5-2004 |
An interview with the philosopher Bruno Nagel on early Buddhist philosophy in India. |
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METTAVIHARI |
28-3-2004 |
An interview with the Thai monk Mettavihari on his experiences as a Theravada monk in the west. |
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ALLAN WALLACE |
4-1-2004 |
An interview with Allan Wallace on Buddhism and science. |
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25 CENTURIES OF EASTERN PHILOSOPHY |
21-12-2003 |
An interview with Jan Bor on his book 25 centuries of eastern philosophy. |
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LOBSANG TSULTRIM |
26-10-2003 |
An interview with the Tibetan physician Lobsang Tsultrim on Tibetan medicine and his experience as a medical practitioner in Holland. |
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THE TIBETAN AID PROJECT |
28-9-2003 |
An interview with Wangmo Dixey, daughter of the monk Tarthang Tulk founder of the Tibetan Aid Project on their yearly handing out of Tibetan Buddhist books in Bodghaya. |
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THE KERN INSTITUTE |
31-8-2003 |
The Institute Kern of the University of Leiden in the Netherlands is a leading research and teaching institute on the languages, cultures, religions and history of South Asia. An overview of the history, activities and collections of the Institute. |
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THE LIFE OF THE BUDDHA |
3-8-2003 |
The life-story of the Buddha in Dutch for children as told by Zeshin van der Plas. |
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BUDDHISM IN NORTHERN THAILAND |
20-7-2003 |
An interview with professor Seeng of the Buddhist University of Chiang Mai on the history and specific character of Theravada Buddhism in Northern Thailand. |
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