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Land of enlightenment

India, 1953
film

This film follows the progress of a Chinese pilgrim through the blessed land of Bihar, “The Land of Englightenment”, which was once the centre of ..

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

Buddhism: The Path to Enlightenment

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The Buddhist world

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Buddhism in China

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Banaras: steps to heaven

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The Hidden land

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The Land of the disappearing Buddha

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The Land: a new priority

Canada, 1976
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A Passage to India

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Land of the Brahmaputra

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Banaras: the holy city

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Discovering China and Tibet

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India

Australia, 1992
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Hinduism

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Requiem for a faith

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Land of the dancing shiva

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Bombay: gateway to India

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Glimpses of Western India

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The Buddha of Badamtam

India, 2002
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