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Documentaries about cultures around the world, including human rights

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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Lempad of Bali

Posted on December 16, 2022November 18, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

A film following the preparation for the cremation of one of Bali’s greatest artists.

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Bagan, City of Temples (Fall of Civilizations)

Posted on December 9, 2022December 9, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A look at the rise and fall of one of the most important Buddhist civilizations in the Medieval Period.

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Escape from Tibet 2 (The Dalai Lama)

Posted on November 25, 2022November 25, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

The dramatic escape from Tibet of the Dalai Lama as the Chinese sought to detain him (Hindi with Eng. Subs).

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Escape from Tibet 1 (The Dalai Lama)

Posted on November 18, 2022November 18, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

The early life of the Dalai Lama from his childhood up to his preparations to escape from Tibet (Hindi with Eng. Subs).

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The Reincarnation of Living Buddhas

Posted on November 11, 2022November 18, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

The evolution of the identification system for reincarnated leaders in Tibetan Buddhism.

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The Monks In The Forest

Posted on October 28, 2022November 20, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A look at the simple lifestyle of monastics from the Thai forest tradition in Germany

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How Thai Forest Buddhism Came to British Columbia

Posted on October 21, 2022October 21, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

The beginnings of the Thai Forest Tradition in Canada is explained in this presentation.

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Forest Dharma

Posted on October 14, 2022March 22, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

A look at the life of a Thai Ajahn who was closely involved in the environmental movement.

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For God’s Sake (Thailand, Malaysia)

Posted on October 7, 2022October 7, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A look at the religious landscape in Thailand and Malaysia in the late 1990s.

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