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  1. Burma - After Kennedy Peak ... Kalemyo

    Date released
    5 Feb 1945
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    45/11
    NoS ID
    100622
    Story no
    1 / 5
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    Troops of the 5th Indian Division after their triumph at Kennedy Peak advance towards Kalemyo. They are seen moving through elephant grass and are soon on the road, stopping at a village which has been badly...

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  2. The Feast of the Holy Tooth of Buddha. The Gold Casket with the Holy Tooth is Placed on Back of Sacred Elephant. A Cloth of White Silk is Laid Down So That Elephant Will Not Soil His Feet.

    Date released
    30 Oct 1922
    Series name
    Gaumont Graphic
    Issue no
    1211
    NoS ID
    079112
    Story no
    4 / 4
    Extras
    1 film clip

    Decorated elephant with casket. Dancers and holy men in procession. Crowd lined street. (White silk cloth not noticeable).

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  3. Please Send Rain

    Date released
    4 Apr 1963
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1765A
    NoS ID
    025047
    Story no
    4 / 5

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Please Send Rain. DESCRIPTION: Since last September hardly a drop of rain has fallen on Hong Kong. The drought has become so serious that for the first time Hong Kong Buddhists have...

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  4. Sokkuram Grotto (1999 Video)

    Subject
    Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 45 min., 1999 sale: £14.99 (inclusive)

    Looks at the Buddhist concept of the enlightment of Buddha and at the history of the Sokkuram grotto, built in the 8th century during the reign of the Shilla dynasty to preserve the truth of Buddhism.

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  5. What is Buddhism? (1998 Video)

    Subject
    Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min., 1999 sale: £12.99 (inclusive)

    An introduction to Buddhism, showing the diversity of its eastern forms and its expression in the modern West. Relates key stories from the life of the Buddha, considers central Buddhist ideas and practices...

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  6. Bugger Bromley (1990 Video)

    Director
    Christopher Spencer
    Producer
    Tariq Ali
    Subject
    English language and literature; History
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min.

    Hanif Kureishi looks at sex, race and politics in 1970s Britain, drawing on his novel ‘The Buddha of Suburbia’.

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  7. Buddhist Relic - Chiswick

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    Date released
    Apr 1965
    Series name
    Roundabout
    Issue no
    35
    NoS ID
    327677
    Story no
    5 / 5

    COI synopsis: The presentation of a relic of the Buddha to a London temple by Mrs Bandarainaike, Prime Minister of Ceylon.

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  8. Buddha and the Rice Planters (198 Video)

    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1995 sale: £25.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    An exploration of the culture of the people of Sri Lanka. Shows the the daily life of villagers - cultivating their rice fields, visiting the market and attending a variety of ceremonies. All aspects of...

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  9. Broken Blossoms (1919 Video)

    Director
    D.W. Griffith
    Producer
    D.W. Griffith
    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    DVD

    A Chinese man comes to London with the hope that he can bring the message of Buddha to others. He falls in love with the daughter of a prize fighter anc cares for her when she is beaten. Their friendship...

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  10. Kandy Perahera

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    Date released
    Jan 1967
    Series name
    Roundabout
    Issue no
    56
    NoS ID
    327775
    Story no
    1 / 5

    COI synopsis: The traditional annual Perahera in Kandy, Ceylon, when Buddha’s Tooth - a sacred relic - is paraded through the ancient capital in splendid ceremony.

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