• 1975
  • 30m
Exploring the religions of South Asia

Summary An educational television series of 15 episodes on Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Jainism, and Christianity in India, presented by David M. Knipe, historian of religions. View more details

  • 1975
  • 30m

Exploring the religions of South Asia

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Ma Anand Sheela Osho Sheikh Mujibur Rahman David Knipe

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Feb 6, 1975

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official website

Language : English

Production companies : University of Wisconsin

Summary An educational television series of 15 episodes on Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Jainism, and Christianity in India, presented by David M. Knipe, historian of religions. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Feb 6, 1975

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official website

Language : English

Production companies : University of Wisconsin

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Episodes

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Episode 3 • Dec 31, 1969
A Contemporary guru, Rajneesh
Examines the role of guru in Hinduism using Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh as a model. Devotees are interviewed, Rajneesh lectures presented, dancing and whirling are shown as examples of ecstatic expressions of devotion juxtaposed to silent meditation techniques, along with different forms of therapy.
Episode 7 • Dec 31, 1969
The Buddha and South Asia
Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha ('the awakened'), was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. According to Buddhist tradition, he was born in Lumbini, in what is now Nepal, to royal parents of the Shakya clan, but renounced his home life to live as a wandering ascetic.
Episode 9 • Dec 31, 1969
Islam in South Asia
There is neither a monolithic Asia nor a monolithic Islam. The many schisms in Islam emanate from doctrinal issues ( for example between Sunni and Shi'ia), historical, demographics and political ideology. Asia, of course, is a diverse region and Islam across its breadth has taken on different forms, meanings and implications.
Episode 15 • Dec 31, 1969
Death and rebirth in Hinduism
Examines the complexity and power of Hindu rites of passing for the dead. Explores both the traditional, extremely expensive and the revised rites practiced by the less affluent in India at that time. Reincarnation (punarjanma) is a central tenet of the Indian religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism; although there are Hindu groups who do not believe in reincarnation, instead believing in an afterlife. The Bhagavad Gita discusses various paths to liberation.
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