280th INTG Meeting – A Talk and DVD Video Presentation by Reinhard Hohler Introduction The documentary was produced in 1989, when Reinhard Hohler led a German ZDF television channel film team across Thailand to unravel the mystery of the Emerald Buddha. The film Reinhard showed this evening was a recently released American edition, with an … Read more
254th INTG Meeting – A talk and presentation by Michael Vickery What was Champa? Champa no longer exists as a separate entity. There was an officially recognized Champa (recognized at the time by China, Vietnam and Cambodia) under that name along parts of the coast of what is now central and southern Vietnam from at least the 7th century … Read more
168th INTG Meeting – A talk by Pierre Pichard Your Convenor writes: There was no summary of this talk made at the time and Pierre informs me that the notes he had made have long since disappeared. What follows are three chapters taken from the book ‘The Buddhist Monastery: A Cross Cultural Survey’ edited by Pierre Pichard … Read more
70th INTG Meeting – A talk and slide presentation by Vithi Phanichphant Ajaan Vithi’s talk was illustrated throughout by a fine collection of slides of murals, interspersed with spontaneous and humorously penetrating remarks. These murals, previously decorating the walls of a one hundred year old Shan-style temple/pavilion in Wiang Ta Village, midway between Lampang and … Read more
