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BUDDHA IN ASSAM 3 |
27-8-2008 |
Part three of the Buddha in Assam. On lay devotion and being a nun at home in the Thai speaking village of Nam Phake The following part 4-8 were broadcasted in the 'Zevende Hemel' |
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| Part two of Buddha in Assam. On the Theravada buddhism of the Pakhe speaking minority that emigrated to this area around 400 years ago from Dehong in Yunnan in the far south of China, Pakhe is a tai language and all through one finds on the countryside villages of thai laguage speaking or a former tai lagnguage people such as the Phake, Aiton, Khamyang, Khamti and Ahom which have retained Theravada Buddhism as their main religion amidt the overwhelming Hindu majority of the region |
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BUDDHA IN ASSAM 1 |
13-8-2008 |
| Part one of series of 8 on Buddhism in North East India, one of the few regions in India where Buddhism survived the Islamic conquest and the Hindu revival movements of the last millenium. It is also one of the few regions where Mahayana and Theravada Buddhism are traditionally neighbours while at the same time also the Ambedkharite movement has followers in the wider Assam region which makes the area a micro-cosmos of Buddhism in India. |
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HERRIGEL AND ZEN IN THE ART OF ARCHERY
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| A special on the German writer and philosopher Eugene Herrigel and his booklet Zen in the art of archery which has done maybe more as any other book to popularize Zen in the west and sparked a still going on fashion of publishing books with titles as 'Zen in the art of ......'. |
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BUN SYMPOSIUM ON THE SANGHA'S |
14-5-2008 |
A reportage on the Buddhist Union of the Netherlands symposium on friendly collaboration |
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WAT DHAMMAKAYA ANTWERP |
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A reportage on the temple of the Thai Dhammakaya sect in Antwerp, Belgium |
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HOGO DIENSKE |
19-12-2007 |
An interview with Zen teacher Hogo Dienske |
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EIHEIJI |
21-11-2007 |
Historical recordings of Dogen's Eiheiji temple. |
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ARIE VISSER |
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Dorothea Frank on the poems of Arie Visser. |
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THEO LOEVENDIE AND ZIGGURAT IN CONCERT |
22-8-2007 |
Concert recording of Theo Loevendie and the Ziggurat ensemble with the Tuvinian musician and shaman Nicholay Oorzhak as guest musician. |
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HERMEN HESSE SPECIAL |
15-8-2007 |
A special on the German writer Herman Hesse, author of Siddharta, Steppenwolf and many other books. |
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MONK AND GUERILLA FIGHTER |
20-6-2007 |
The story of the involvement of the Pa-o buddhist monks in the fight for freedom of this Karen ethnic minority in Burma. |
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DOGEN SPECIAL |
30-5-2007 |
An interview with the American specialist Steven Heine on the life and works of the Japanese Zen master Dogen. |
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JOTIKA HERMSEN IN SURINAME |
23-5-2007 |
An interview with Jotika Hermsen on Buddhism in Suriname |
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DOGEN AT THE VU |
18-4-2007 |
Annewieke Vroom on the Dogen symposium at the VU university of Amsterdam. |
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PIET ESSENS |
11-4-2007 |
Punk and new wave musician Piet Essens on how Buddhism changed his life. |
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INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE |
21-3-2007 |
Varamitra on the importance of the interreligious dialogue. |
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HERMAN HESSE SPECIAL |
31-1-2007 |
Special on the German writer Herman Hesse. |
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ROKPA |
3-1-2007 |
On the projects of Buddhist charity Rokpa. |
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OEKWA |
30-12-2006 |
Extra broadcast on the art group Oekwa from the end of the fifties which drew her abstract inspiration from Zen. |
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DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN TIBET |
20-12-2006 |
Reportage on a development projects in Tibet conference in Rotterdam. |
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PANNANANDA |
15-11-2006 |
Reportage on the Buddhist-Yoga center Pannanada in Deventer. |
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KARMA EUSEL LING |
20-09-2006 |
Reportage on the Tibetan Budhist Center Karma Eusel Ling in Vorstenbosch |
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BUDDHA'S LOST CHILDREN |
6-9-2006 |
An interview with director Mark Verkerk on his award winning documentary Buddha's Lost Children. |
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BUSH BASCHER WES NISKER |
23-8-2006 |
An interview with American writer, comic and 'Bush bashing buddhist' Wes Nisker. |
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REBIRTH AND REINCARNATION |
21-6-2006 |
Reportage on the Buddhist Union of the Netherlands conference on rebirth and reincarnation. |
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JAN DINKELAAR |
17-5-2006 |
An interview with Jan Dinkelaar on Bon Garuda Netherlands. |
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DHARMA RADIO |
19-4-2006 |
An overview of the programmes of internet radio broadcaster Dharma Radio. |
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JOHAN TINGE |
8-2-2006 |
An interview with Dutch mindfulness pioneer Johan Tinge. |
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SAYAGYI U BA KHIN |
21-12-2005 |
An interview with a Matthijs Schouten on the Sayagyu U Ba Khin foundation. |
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FRANCOIS PICARD |
16-11-2005 |
An interview with French ethnomusicologist Francois Picard on his study and recordings of Chinese Buddhist chanting and music. |
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RONALD UIJTDEHAAGE |
28-9-2005 |
The artist Ronlad Uijtdehaage makes paintings and drawings inspired by his Zen practice. |
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THE DUTCH MONK KUNANGKARO
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7-9-2005 |
Kunangkaro is a Dutch Theravada monk who was ordained in Thailand and has been living in Thailand, Burma, Malaysia and Sri Lanka since. |
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NEBESKY-WOJKOWITZ |
10-8-2005 |
Nebesky-Wojkowitz was an Austrian tibetologist who not only published a number of important scholarly books on Tibet but he also made recordings of Tibetan music and Buddhist rituals and published a diary on the period when he lived in Sikkim in 1959 when the Dalai Lama had to flee to India. |
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BUDDHIST MUSIC OF NORTH CHINA |
13-7-2005 |
An interview with Frank Kouwenhoven of Chime on the Tianjin Buddhist Music Ensemble and Buddhist music in modern China. |
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SAMTEN KARMAY |
29-6-2005 |
An interview with the professor Samten Karmay of the Sorbonne University in Paris, France on Dzogchen and the fifth Dalai Lama. |
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THE NUMATA CHAIR |
15-6-2005 |
An interview with W. J. Boot, professor Japanese language and culture of the University of Leiden on the Numata chair for Buddhist studies. |
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THE BUDDHA STATUES OF NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ETHNOLOGY |
1-6-2005 |
An interview with the curator Japanese art Matti Forrer on the history of the five large Japanese Buddha statues on display in the museum in Leiden. |
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MEDITATION IN A MUSEUM |
25-5-2005 |
An interview with Conny Bakx and Shakuhachi player Kees Kort on their meditation lessons in the National Museum of Ethnology. |
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SUNG AND RECITATED JATAKA STORIES
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18-5-2005 |
Jataka stories play an important role in the arts of the Buddhist countries. Fieldrecordings from Northern Thailand with the unique 'small voice'reciting style of the area. |
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REIKI LOTUS - DHARMA LOTUS |
27-4-2005 |
An interview with Ivar Mol on the activities of his meditation centre Reiki Lotus and his website Dharma Lotus. |
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20-4-2005 |
An interview with Paul van der Velde on the perception of nature in Buddhist countries. |
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EVIL |
23-3-2005 |
An interview with Lourens Minnema on his involvement with the exhibition, congres and book on religion and evil. |
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THE NETHERLANDS ZEN FOUNDATION |
17-11-2004 |
A reportage on the activities of Netherlands Zen Foundation in Amsterdam |
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3-11-2004 |
An interview with Bert van Baar on the Kangling, a Tibetan musical instrument, a horn, made from a human bone with strong ritual and magic connotations. The sound examples are from published recordings and field recordings. |
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ELISABETH DINNISSEN |
27-10-2004 |
An interview with Elisabeth Dinnissen on her Zen teacher father Lassalle, the integration of Zen philosophy and practices in the Roman Catholic faith and meditation in an old peoples home. |
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THE EUROPEAN ZEN CENTRE |
6-10-2004 |
| A reportage on the European Zen Centre in Amsterdam. |
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PETER VAN LOOSBROEK AND HIS THERAVADA ARCHIVE |
29-9-2004 |
An interview with Karate teacher Peter van Loosbroek on his website www.sleuteltotinzicht.nl and his internet theravada archive. |
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KARLFRIED GRAF VON DURKHEIM |
21-8-2004 |
| A special on the German Zen pioneer Karlfried Graf von Durckheim |
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JACK PETRANKER 2 |
14-8-2004 |
An interview with Jack Petranker of the Center for Creative Inquiry on Buddhism and science. In collaboration with Doro Frank. |
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JACK PETRANKER 1 |
7-8-2004 |
An interview with Jack Petranker on Buddhism and science. In collaboration with Doro Frank. |
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BUDDHISM IN KOREA |
17-7-2004 |
| A reportage on Buddhism in Korea recorded by Guido Verboom and edited by Sound Reporter Fred Gales. |
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BOROBUDUR |
3-7-2004 |
| A special on the largest Buddhist monument the Borobudur in Indonesia. |
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JOHAN VAN MANEN |
29-5-2004 |
An interview with Peter Richardus on his biography of the Dutch librarian Johan van Manen whose collection of Tibetan manuscripts and block prints in Leiden has become famous, and on his translation of the autobiografies of the three Tibetan friends and informants of Johan van Manen. |
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ZEN ONDER DE DOM |
17-4-2004 |
A documentary on the activities of the Zen centre 'Zen onder de Dom' in Utrecht. |
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BODHISATTVA |
10-4-2004 |
An interview with Meino Zeillemaker on the meaning and importance of the term Bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism |
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13-3-2004 |
An interview with European civil servant Françoise Bouchet on how Buddhism has changed her attitude to her work. |
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ALLIANCE OF RELIGION AND CONSERVATION IN MONGOLIA |
21-2-2004 |
| An interview with Guido Verboom on the activities of the Alliance of Religion and Conservation to promote ecology and environmental care through Buddhism. |
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BUDDHIST ART |
7-2-2004 |
An interview with the curator South- and Southeast Asia of the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden Nandana Chutiwongs on Buddhist Art. |
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BUDDHIST RITUAL MUSIC FROM SRI LANKA |
31-1-2004 |
An overview of the various ways music is incorporated in Buddhist rituals in Sri Lanka |
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MARY CECILE FORGET |
24-1-2004 |
| An interview with the Belgium theravada buddhist Marie Cecile Forget. |
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DHARMATOEVLUCHT |
17-1-2004 |
A reportage on the Soto Zen centre Dharmatoevlucht in Apeldoorn |
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ALIDA NESLO |
10-1-2004 |
An interview with Alida Neslo on Dharma and theatre. |
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BUDDHIST NEW YEAR |
3-1-2004 |
An interview with Zeshin van der Plas on the Buddhist new year in Japan. |
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PHILIPPE CORNU |
20-12-2003 |
An interview with Zeshin van der Plas on the Buddhist new year in Japan. |
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TJALLING HALBERTSMA |
6-12-2003 |
An interview with Tjalling Halbertsma, adviser of the Mongolian prime minister about his work and the revival of Buddhism in Mongolia. |
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BUDDHISM IN BELGIUM |
29-11-2003 |
An impression of the symposium Buddhism in Belgium in Leuven. |
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PRAJNA |
15-11-2003 |
An interview with Ad van Dun on the activities of the Zen centre Prajna in Maastricht and the relationship between Zen and Aikido. Since 2010 Prajna has become part of Stiltij. |
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1-11-2003 |
An interview with philisopher and linguist Frits Staal on the scientific study of Buddhism and his view on mantras, bird language and the empiness of ritual. |
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20-9-2003 |
A reportage on the Sakya Thegchen Ling Centre in the Hague. |
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PHRA KRU PHRAPATTAMMARANGSI |
30-8-2003 |
A reportage on the visit of the Thai monk Phra Kru Phrapattammarangsi from Wat Ku Tao to the Netherlands |
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FRIENDS OF TIBET |
5-7-2003 |
A reportage on the first meeting of the Friends of Tibet in Amsterdam |
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SHAKUHACHI |
21-6-2003 |
An interview with Kees Kort of the Dutch Shakuhachi society Kaito on Zen and playing the Shakuhachi flute. |
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TILL NABER-TEN BERGE |
14-6-2003 |
An interview with Till Naber-ten Berge on her collection of poems 'Ik heb de tijd, zei ik'. |
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VIPASSANA CHOM TONG |
14-6-2003 |
| A reportage on the Vipassana meditation centre in the small city of Chom Tong in North Thailand which draws large numbers of tourists and western meditators. |
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LEVEN IN AANDACHT |
24-5-2003 |
A reportage on the 'Centrum voor Leven in Aandacht' in Amsterdam. |
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UNESCO LAOS |
17-5-2003 |
A reportage on the Unesco sponsored temple restauration and traditional skills development centre in Luang Prabang in Laos. |
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SUIREN-JI LEIDEN |
22-3-2003 |
| A reportage on the Suiren-Ji Zen temple in Leiden. |
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NEW YEAR IN VAN HANH |
8-2-2003 |
| A reportage on new year in the Vietnamese Buddhist temple Van Hanh in Nederhorst den Berg. |
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ENLIGHTMENT OR AWAKENING |
1-2-2003 |
Pali translator Rob Janssen on the correct translation of Buddhist terminology. It is awakening not enlightment. |
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MAURICE KNEGTEL |
18-1-2003 |
Maurice Knegtel on the activities of Zen Centre Amsterdam. |
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KRISHNA BHATTACHAN |
4-1-2003 |
An interview with professor Bhattachan on the poltical situation in Nepal and the difficulties of the Buddhist minorities in this country. |
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PHILIP WHALEN |
29-12-2002 |
A short hommage to the American beat poet and zen monk Philip Whalen. |
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NYINGMA AMSTERDAM |
21-12-2002 |
A reportage on the Nyingma Centre in Amsterdam. |
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MICHAEL McGHEE |
7-12-2002 |
An interview with the English philosopher and buddhist Michael McGhee on his writings and the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order. |
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VICTOR WESTHOFF |
30-11-2002 |
Historical recordings of biologist and Buddhist pioneer Victor Westerhoff. |
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SHAMBALA AMSTERDAM |
19-10-2002 |
A reportage on the Shamabala centre in Amsterdam. |
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THE DORTMOND COLLECTION |
5-10-2002 |
A reportage on the Dortmond Museum of Writing exposition at the University of Amsterdam. The collection of manuscripts from all over the world contains a significant number of Buddhist books. |
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KALACHAKRA |
5-10-2002 |
An interview with the former driver of the Dalai Lama and Kalachakra initiate Hermes Brandt. |
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CATHOLIC ZEN MEDITATION |
28-9-2002 |
One of the first places where Zen meditation became popular in the Netherlands was within the catholic church, especially in contemplative monasteries. A short history. |
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THE LAND OF BLISS |
15-9-2002 |
| An interview with director Wen-jie Qin on her movie To the land of Bliss which portrays Pure Land Buddhist practices in China. |
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ZEN ARCHERY |
7-9-2002 |
An interview with a Kyudo practicioner on the relationship between Zen and archery. |
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THAI NEW YEAR |
28-4-2002 |
A reportage on songkran, the traditional Thai new year festivities, at the Buddharama temple in Waalwijk. |
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CHINESE AND TIBETAN NEW YEAR |
17-2-2002 |
A reportage on the Chinese and Tibetan new year in Amsterdam. |
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FIGHTING WITHOUT VIOLENCE |
20-1-2002 |
A reportage on the manifestation 'Strijden zonder geweld' organised by the Tibetan Support Group. |
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BUDDHA AS A MUSICIAN |
23-12-2001 |
On the Jataka story which tells about how Buddha was in one of his former lives a harp player. |
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KHUBA SRI WICHAI |
22-7-2001 |
| An interview with John Hauser on the charismatic monk Khuba Sri Wichai who is 60 years after his death still immensely popular in North Thailand |
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THE SANGHA METTA PROJECT |
10-6-2001 |
| In Chiang Mai is the headquarters of the Sangha Metta project, a project in which Buddhist monks from all over South-East Asia are involved in a common campaign to stop the Aids epidemic in the region. |
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