Dharma Documentaries – Buddhism and Its Cultures

Song of the Water Spirits

Ladakh is undergoing changes, and not all of them are healthy, this film looks at the people fighting back.

This film tracks what happens when a remote village eventually gets electricity.

A look at the history and remains of the Champa Kingdom and people in southern Vietnam, which once challenged the Khmer Empire.

A look at the ancient kingdom of Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka which lasted a millennium and a half.

Series Three of the Mark of Empire looks at the maritime kingdoms, beginning with Srivijaya.

The story of a Yakkhini’s supposed son, and Prince Jayaddisa, who revealed his true heritage.

The story of two merchants, one a fool and one wise and the fate of both.

The story of Angulimāla, his birth, studies, assignment, conversion, ordination and end.

The story-cycle around the Buddha’s great disciple, Anathapindika and his family.

An animated retelling of the story of the Buddha’s early conversions of fire worshippers at Gayā.