Buddha and the Rice-planters: Song and Drums of Sri Lanka (1976) (no video link)
Title
Buddha and the Rice-planters: Song and Drums of Sri Lanka (1976) (no video link)
Subject
Folk music--Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka--Description and travel
Buddhism--Sri Lanka
Buddhism
Folk music
Travel
Sri Lanka
URL
No video link found. This content is associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library originally recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. No link has yet been found to provide online access and the original videotape has not yet been digitized.
Description
Content description from Worldcat (https://www.worldcat.org/title/buddha-and-the-rice-planters/oclc/757694538):
History of Sri Lanka begins with the arrival of Buddhism from North India in the 3rd century B.C. Sinhalese village life, folklore, religious rites, sculpture, painting, music and dance became wholly integrated with Buddhism and remain so today. The Sinhalese character of devotion to religion, tolerance, and happiness in living is expressed in the video. Villagers are seen cultivating and harvesting their rice fields, before bringing gifts of food to their monks for the Vesak festival in memory of Buddha.
Ephemera: none available.
Limitations: This page displays video content associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. Please be advised that, because this videotape has not yet been digitized for direct access, we cannot guarantee that the video content on this page is an exact match with the content originally recorded by Dr. Kealiinohomoku. We also cannot guarantee function or access for re-hosted video content.
History of Sri Lanka begins with the arrival of Buddhism from North India in the 3rd century B.C. Sinhalese village life, folklore, religious rites, sculpture, painting, music and dance became wholly integrated with Buddhism and remain so today. The Sinhalese character of devotion to religion, tolerance, and happiness in living is expressed in the video. Villagers are seen cultivating and harvesting their rice fields, before bringing gifts of food to their monks for the Vesak festival in memory of Buddha.
Ephemera: none available.
Limitations: This page displays video content associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. Please be advised that, because this videotape has not yet been digitized for direct access, we cannot guarantee that the video content on this page is an exact match with the content originally recorded by Dr. Kealiinohomoku. We also cannot guarantee function or access for re-hosted video content.
Original Format
TV broadcast recorded off air by JWK: Betamax tape
Creator
Deben Bhattacharya (director)
Dick Graham (narrator)
Publisher
Sussex Video
British Broadcasting Company (BBC)
Date
1976
Citation
“Buddha and the Rice-planters: Song and Drums of Sri Lanka (1976) (no video link),” Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections, accessed March 21, 2025, https://ccdrcollections.omeka.net/items/show/869.