Inthisfascinatingdocumentary,historianBettanyHughestravelstothesevenwondersoftheBuddhistworldandoffersauniqueinsightintooneofthemostancientbeliefsystemsstillpractisedtoday.Buddhismbegan2,500yearsagowhenonemanhadanamazinginternalrevelationunderneathapeepultreeinIndia.Todayitispractisedbyover350millionpeopleworldwide,withnumberscontinuingtogrowyearonyear.InanattempttogainabetterunderstandingofthedifferentbeliefsandpracticesthatformthecoreoftheBuddhistphilosophyandinvestigatehowBuddhismstartedandwhereittravelledto,HughesvisitssomeofthemostspectacularmonumentsbuiltbyBuddhistsacrosstheglobe.HerjourneybeginsattheMahabodhiTempleinIndia,whereBuddhismwasborn;hereHughesexaminesthefoundationsofthebeliefsystem-thethreejewels.AtNepal’sBoudhanathStupa,shelooksdeeperintotheconceptofdharma-theteachingofBuddha,andattheTempleoftheToothinSriLanka,Bettanyexploreskarma,theideathatourintentionalactswillbemirroredinthefuture.AtWatPhoTempleinThailand,Hughesexploressamsara,theendlesscycleofbirthanddeaththatBuddhistsseektoendbyachievingenlightenment,beforetravellingtoAngkorWatinCambodiatolearnmoreaboutthepracticeofmeditation.InHongKong,HughesvisitstheGiantBuddhaandlooksmorecloselyatZen,beforearrivingatthefinalwonder,theHsiLaitempleinLosAngeles,todiscovermoreabouttheultimategoalforallBuddhists-nirvana.
佛教世界的七大奇观
选集播放
线路1线路2线路3
评论 0
还没有评论，快来发布第一条吧～