Benoy K Behl In ancient times, works of art were meant to convey the Truth as experienced by the artist. No thinker or artist claimed that it was solely he who had seen the Truth. In fact, great teachers of the ancient period in India, including Gautama Buddha and Mahavira, each state that he only […]Read More
Benoy K Behl For the sculptor in ancient India, the grace of divinity is everywhere. The stone before him contains the image of divinity and it is for him to but remove the outward aspects and to reveal that form. The process of making an image is not only a personal joy of discovery and […]Read More
Benoy K Behl In ancient Indian philosophy, the high purpose of life is to seek reintegration with the one. To perceive ourselves as part of the divinity of existence, thereby to lose the pain of a life caught in the web of endless desires. The aesthetic experience is considered to be of great value. Our […]Read More
Benoy K Behl It is in the Dungkar Caves of the 10th-11th century that you can find the oldest surviving Tibetan murals. These are at extremely high altitude in a very remote part of western Tibet, far beyond Mt Kailash. This graceful figure is very similar to those seen in the paintings of Nako, Alchi and […]Read More
Benoy K Behl I am sharing the story behind the challenging photography of the inner ambulatory paintings of the Brhadiswara temple at Thanjavur. The documentation of the narrow and dark inner ambulatory was done using long exposures. In fact, IGNCA had approached me in 1991 because they as well as French photographers were finding it […]Read More
Benoy K Behl Earlier this month you saw the rarely seen Parvati painting of the 7th cent. at Pannamalai. It gives me pleasure to bring to you a photograph of a vibrant painting of the end-10th cent., from the inner ambulatory of the Brhadiswara Temple, Thanjavur. Far beyond mere optical reality, the painter conveys the […]Read More
In the last part of the 12-part series on Buddhism in India, art historian and producer-director BENOY K BEHL talks about Buddhist art in India The film is about the heritage of Buddhist art in India, from the Bharhut and Sanchi Stupa railings of the 2nd cent. BCE, through the art of the Kashmiri painters […]Read More
In the penultimate part of the 12-part series on Buddhism in India, art historian and producer-director BENOY K BEHL takes us to important Buddhist sites in the neighbouring nations of India This film concerns the international spread of Buddhism. It covers the important Buddhist sites in Sri Lanka (Sigiriya, Pollonaruva, Dambula Caves), Myanmar (Bagan), Thailand, […]Read More
In the 10th part of the series on Buddhism in India, art historian and producer-director Benoy K Behl tells us more about the monastic masked dance of the lamas, Cham The film is about continuing Buddhist practice in India. It covers Odisha, Ladakh, Spiti, Kinnaur and Sikkim (Rumtek monastery and others). Much of the film […]Read More
In the ninth article and film of the 12-part series on the story of Buddhism, art historian and producer-director BENOY K BEHL travels to the Buddhist sites of the Paradise on Earth This film is about the Buddhist legacy of Kashmir. The sites covered are Harwan (4th Great Buddhist Council), Parihaspura, Mulbek Buddha, Kartse Buddha, […]Read More
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