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Ajahn Punnadhammo, 03 the 18 Schools of Buddhism

Posted on December 8, 2023December 8, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

Ajahn talks about the initial and later splits of Buddhism into the various schools, and what their ideas were.

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Ajahn Punnadhammo, 02 The First Two Councils

Posted on December 1, 2023December 1, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

The second of these eight talks focuses on the councils that followed the passing of the Buddha.

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Ajahn Punnadhammo, 01 India in the Time of the Buddha

Posted on November 24, 2023November 24, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

The first of eight talks on the early history of Buddhism and its spread to the Theravada countries of today.

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Buddhism in China (1972)

Posted on November 17, 2023November 17, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

An excellent summary of the whole history of Buddhism in China from 1972.

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Ancient Superstructures, Angkor Wat

Posted on November 10, 2023November 10, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

How the largest temple in the world was built, and why it is still standing 900 years later.

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The Secret File of Marco Polo

Posted on November 3, 2023May 2, 2025 by Dharma Documentaries

This film looks at the claims that the Venetian trader Marco Polo went to China and worked for Kublai Khan.

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Chasing Buddha (Robina Courtin)

Posted on October 27, 2023September 3, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

The life of the Australian nun Robina Courtin and her work at prisons in the US.

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Master Sheng Yen

Posted on October 20, 2023October 20, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

The life of Master Sheng Yen, as seen through his own recollections, and those of his friends, devotees and fellow monastics.

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The Story of the Weeping Camel

Posted on October 13, 2023October 13, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

The plot is about a family of nomadic shepherds in the Gobi desert trying to save the life of a rare white bactrian camel calf after it was rejected by its mother.

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Kailash, the Path from Life to Life

Posted on October 6, 2023October 6, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

A second pilgrimage to Tibet and Mount Kailash by a group of Russia Yoga teachers and practitioners.

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