Seven Wonders of the Buddhist World. BBC 720p subtitles[aularon]

Seven Wonders of the Buddhist World. BBC 720p x264 aac mp4 w/subtitles [aularon] - - - Synopsis - - - In this fascinating documentary, historian Bettany Hughes travels to the seven wonders of the Buddhist world and offers a unique insight into one of the most ancient belief systems still practised today. Buddhism began 2,500 years ago when one man had an amazing internal revelation underneath a peepul tree in India. Today it is practised by over 350 million people worldwide, with numbers continuing to grow year on year. In an attempt to gain a better understanding of the different beliefs and practices that form the core of the Buddhist philosophy and investigate how Buddhism started and where it travelled to, Hughes visits some of the most spectacular monuments built by Buddhists across the globe. Her journey begins at the Mahabodhi Temple in India, where Buddhism was born; here Hughes examines the foundations of the belief system - the three jewels. At Nepal's Boudhanath Stupa, she looks deeper into the concept of dharma - the teaching of Buddha, and at the Temple of the Tooth in Sri Lanka, Bettany explores karma, the idea that our intentional acts will be mirrored in the future. At Wat Pho Temple in Thailand, Hughes explores samsara, the endless cycle of birth and death that Buddhists seek to end by achieving enlightenment, before travelling to Angkor Wat in Cambodia to learn more about the practice of meditation. In Hong Kong, Hughes visits the Giant Buddha and looks more closely at Zen, before arriving at the final wonder, the Hsi Lai temple in Los Angeles, to discover more about the ultimate goal for all Buddhists - nirvana. - - - URL - - - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b013y2mb - - - Technical Details - - - General Complete name : BBC.Seven.Wonders.of.the.Buddhist.World/Seven_Wonders_of_the_Buddhist_World_-_Seven_Wonders_of_the_Buddhist_World_b013y2mb_default.mp4 Format : MPEG-4 Format profile : Base Media Codec ID : isom File size : 1.35 GiB Duration : 1h 14mn Overall bit rate : 2 603 Kbps Movie name : Seven Wonders of the Buddhist World Album : Seven Wonders of the Buddhist World Performer : Seven Wonders of the Buddhist World Genre : Factual,History,Religion & Ethics Recorded date : 2011-08-24T21:00:00+01:00 Writing application : Lavf53.6.0 Cover : Yes Comment : Recorded using get_iplayer, by Aularon. rtng : 2 stik : 1 desc : Bettany Hughes visits seven of the most famous ancient and modern Buddhist locations in the world: seven wonders that give an insight into the long and rich history of Buddhism. tvnn : BBC HD tvsh : Seven Wonders of the Buddhist World tven : b013y2mb catg : Factual,History,Religion & Ethics Video ID : 1 Format : AVC Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec Format profile : [email protected] /* */ Format settings, CABAC : Yes Format settings, ReFrames : 6 frames Codec ID : avc1 Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding Duration : 1h 14mn Bit rate mode : Variable Bit rate : 2 503 Kbps Maximum bit rate : 3 500 Kbps Width : 1 280 pixels Height : 720 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 Frame rate mode : Constant Frame rate : 25.000 fps Standard : PAL Color space : YUV Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0 Bit depth : 8 bits Scan type : Progressive Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.109 Stream size : 1.30 GiB (96%) Audio ID : 2 Format : AAC Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Format profile : HE-AAC / LC Codec ID : 40 Duration : 1h 14mn Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 96.0 Kbps Channel(s) : 2 channels Channel positions : Front: L R Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz / 24.0 KHz Compression mode : Lossy Stream size : 50.2 MiB (4%)

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l214l (2011-08-25)

Thanks aularon for this show. A Buddhism is a mystery to me, so the viewing will open my eyes perhaps?