[Vol. 3-4] Eyre, Ronald host. Montagnon, Peter Television producer. Scorer, Mischa Television director. text xxu New York, NY Ambrose Video Publishing, Inc. [2001] c1977 monographic eng

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1 videodisc (approximately 104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. Forms part of a series on world religions in which theater director Ronald Eyre travels around the globe asking people basic questions about their religious beliefs and practices. Vol. 3 visits Sri Lanka and India to discover the Theravāda Buddhism practiced throughout Southeast Asia. Includes talks with monks, school children, novices, and housewives who describe their own religious experiences and discuss the high moral standards demanded by Buddhism. Reviews the founding of Buddhism, examines the concepts of rebirth and Nirvana, and shows a village ceremony and a monastic retreat. Vol. 4 visits Rome, Spain, and England to explore the diversity and unity of the Catholic religious experience. Looks at changes in the Catholic religion since Vatican II. Examines different aspects of Catholicism through three portrayals: by the ceremony of the official church at the Vatican, as practiced by devout lay Catholics in Leeds, and as observed by the Little Brothers of Jesus in the desert of southeastern Spain. v. 3. Footprint of the Buddha. Introduction ; Who is the Buddha? ; Fledgling relative of the Buddha ; Suffering ; Deliberate pace ; Rain retreat ; Nirvana ; Meditation. v. 4. Rome, Leeds, and the desert. Introduction ; The Dryhursts ; The monastery of Saint Anselmo ; Training : Little Brothers of Jesus ; Monserat ; Return to Farlethe ; The desert ; Little triangles of places in Europe / directed by Mischa Scorer. with Ronald Eyre ; produced by BBC in association with Time-Life Television [and] R.M. Productions, Munich ; producer, Peter Montagnon. Originally broadcast as a BBC-TV television program in 1977. Title from container. Copyright date on end frames: 1977. "AVP Release Date: September 2001"--Ambrose Video product webpage. Sources used: videodisc container; Wikipedia WWW site, viewed July 3, 2018. Host, Ronald Eyre. Photography, John Else ; films editors, David Thomas, Mike Appelt. Catholic Church History 20th century Catholic Church Catholic Church Spain Theravāda Buddhism Buddhism Sri Lanka Buddhism India Religions Sri Lanka Religious life and customs India Religious life and customs Rome (Italy) Religious life and customs Spain Religious life and customs England Religious life and customs 180917 20180917164845.0