Apologies as always for the necessity of cross-posting...

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Friends and colleagues: India is a country where the ancient and the modern
are partners.  Over its span of 2500 years, the practice of Buddhism there
has generated many remarkable monumental sites, many of which are still
venerated, as described in *The Jewel in the Lotus*, the latest video
feature on our nonprofit streaming-media Web site, *The Archaeology Channel*(
http://www.archaeologychannel.org).

Buddhism in India has yielded a legacy of many remarkable cultural
heritagesites, many of which are an active part of the country’s
living fabric.
Founded by Siddhartha Gautama in the Sixth Century B.C., Buddhism spread
throughout India and beyond over the following centuries.  Its followers
built temples, shrines and monuments all over the country.  This film
details the story of Siddhartha and the subsequent spread of Buddhism,
creating a context for the many Buddhist sites that today comprise a highly
visible part of India’s cultural legacy.

This and other programs are available on TAC for your use and enjoyment.  We
urge you to support this public service by participating in our Membership (
http://www.archaeologychannel.org/member.html) and Underwriting (
http://www.archaeologychannel.org/sponsor.shtml) programs.  Only with your
help can we continue and enhance our nonprofit public-education and
visitor-supported programming.  We also welcome new content partners as we
reach out to the world community.

Please forward this message to others who may be interested.

Richard M. Pettigrew, Ph.D., RPA
President and Executive Director
Archaeological Legacy Institute
http://www.archaeologychannel.org

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Meara Butler

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Archaeological Legacy Institute List Serve Coordinator