Dharma Documentaries – Dharma. Culture. Ecology.

The Kesar Saga

How the traditions and stories surrounding the trickster King Kesar are kept alive in Ladakh.

The story of the first monks who went into exile with the Dalai Lama in 1959.

A short look at the history of Buddhist culture in Taxila, the ancient capital of Gandhāra

The life of one of the most famous Mahāyāna monks of early-modern China set against the turbulent times he lived in.

A look at a central Nepalese town as it readies itself for the biggest festival of the year.

A biography of the very influential Sixth Patriarch of Zen and some of his teachings.

The second of two films looking at all aspects of the great palace in Beijing and its fortunes over the centuries.

The first of two films looking at all aspects of the great palace in Beijing and its fortunes over the centuries.

A record of an expedition made in 1962 to the upper reaches of Nepal.

A film looking at the connected lives of Aurel Stein and Xuan Zang.