Southeast Asian Studies
Webcasts, Images and Videos
Indonesia
Borobudur. Over 1200 photographs and 2 videos of the the Borobudur complex in Indonesia.
Laos
- Buddhist monks in Laos. Several photos of monks from a travel log.
- Buddhism in Laos. photos by Jack Kurtz and Zuma Press of monks in Laos.
- Images of Pha That Luang stupa in Vientiane
- Laotian Buddhism (Video - 4:18 minutes).
- Gallery of Photographs from the Digital Library of Lao includes photographs of Lao Buddhist temples, Buddha images, and other cultural items.
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Buddhist Archive of Photography, Luang Prabang, Laos. Coming from more than 20 distinct monastery collections, this unique view from inside documents 120 years of monastic life and ritual, pilgrimage, monks’ portraits, history and social life.
Thailand
- Perfect Beauty - Temples of Thailand. Photos of various temples in Thailand by region.
- Walking with Buddha (29 minutes) Filmed in Thailand this video looks at the life of the Buddha.
General
Buddhism and Warfare: A Note on Mahavamsa 25, 110. A part of Buddhist Studies at UC Berkeley Webcasts. Lecturer Padmanabh S. Jaini.
Online Resources
Nibbana.com. Presenting Theravada Buddhism in its pristine form. Translations of the Tipitaka, teachings, and articles on Theravada Buddhism and cultural aspects.
Access to Insight: Readings in Theravada Buddhism. Provides translations of the Pali canon and other pertinent materials including texts from the Thai forest tradition.
Triplegem.net: Theravada Online Buddhist Directory
Buddhist Scriptures Information Retrieval from Mahidol University Thailand.
Recent Titles of Interest
The Buddhist World of Southeast Asia/ Donald K. Swearer, Albany: State University of New York Press, 2010. Hayden shacks: BQ 410 .S93 2010
How to behave: Buddhism and modernity in colonial Cambodia, 1860-1930/ Anne Ruth Hansen, 2007. Hayden stacks: BQ 464 H36 2007
People of virtue: reconfiguring religion, power and moral order in Cambodia today/ ALexandra Kent and David Chandler, editors, 2008. Hayden: BQ 466 .P46 2008
Buddhism: Theravada Buddhism; Mary Jo Meadow. From Worldmark Encyclopedia of Relgious Practices. Ed. Thomas Riggs. Vol. 1: Religions and Denominations. Detroit: Gale, 2006. p83-92. Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gathering leaves and lifting words: histories of Buddhist monastic education in Laos and Thailand/ Justin Thomas McDaniel. 2008; Hayden: BQ162 .L28 M33 2008