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The Heirs of Genghis Khan

Posted on March 3, 2023March 3, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

A look at three very different groups of nomads living in Mongolia and their prospects.

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Morin Khuur

Morin Khuur, the Mongolian Horse-Head Fiddle

Posted on February 24, 2023May 30, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries
Morin Khuur

Young people got to the steppes to learn how to play the traditional fiddle of Mongolia.

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Mongolian Nomads

Taiga, the Last Nomads of Mongolia

Posted on February 17, 2023February 17, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries
Mongolian Nomads

Life on the plains of Mongolia with the last of the nomadic herders.

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The Wizards of Myanmar

The Wizards of Myanmar

Posted on February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries
The Wizards of Myanmar

A look at the world of the weizzas, or wizards, in Myanmar who flourish alongside orthodox Buddhism.

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Buddha’s Lost Children

Posted on February 3, 2023February 3, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

A remarkable film about a monk living in the Golden Triangle area on the Thailand/Myanmar border, who together with a nun is bringing up and training poor children from the nearby villages.

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Zen Buddhism – In Search of Self

Posted on January 27, 2023March 14, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

This is a fly-on-the-wall type documentary made by Gong Jae Sung during the 90-day meditation retreat at the 10th century Baek Hung Nuns’ Temple on the Palgong Mountain in Korea during 2001/2.

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Why-Has-Bodhidharma-Left-for-the-East

Why Has Bodhidharma Left for the East?

Posted on January 20, 2023July 19, 2025 by Dharma Documentaries
Why-Has-Bodhidharma-Left-for-the-East

This is a hauntingly beautiful and deeply meditative film by Bae Yong-kyun, who spent 7 years making and editing the film, which is permeated by Buddhist themes and is built up around Zen koans and Zen-like dialogue.

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Bright-and-Shining-Mind-in-a-Disabled-Body

Bright and Shining Mind in a Disabled Body

Posted on January 13, 2023January 13, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries
Bright-and-Shining-Mind-in-a-Disabled-Body

Remarkable true life story of Khun Kampol Thongbunnum, a Thai man, whose life was turned upside down by an accident that left him paralysed from the neck downwards.

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From Myanmar to the World 2, Caves to Pagodas

Posted on January 6, 2023December 31, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A look at how the vipassana movement designed special meditation cells pagodas to enable deeper meditation

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From Myanmar to the World 1, Overland to India

Posted on December 30, 2022December 30, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

The beginnings of the world-wide vipassanā movement through the eyes of those who helped found it.

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