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Documentaries about cultures around the world, including human rights

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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Lost Treasures of the Silk Road

Posted on September 23, 2022June 22, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

The developing ideas about art and civilisation in China.

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Women Taking up Alms

Posted on August 26, 2022August 26, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A look at two women who take ordination in Thailand.

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Kathmandu, A Threatened Beauty

Posted on August 19, 2022August 19, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

The Kathmandu Valley in 1979 in a film looking at its restoration and changing face.

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A Monk who wears Heels

Posted on August 5, 2022August 5, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A look at someone who is both a LGBTQ+ activist and also a Buddhist monk in Japan.

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Return of the Lotus-Born Master

Posted on July 22, 2022July 22, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A look at the activities of Guru Rinpoche in the sacred land of Bhutan (with EN and ZH subtitles)

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Searching for the Lotus-Born Master

Posted on July 15, 2022July 15, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

The first in a series of films about Guru Padmasambhava, the great teacher of Tibet.

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Tibet, the Path to Wisdom

Posted on July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A journey through the sacred landscape of Tibet by a nun seeking the secret teachings.

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Dorothy Wong, Buddhist Pilgrim-Monks, 2

Posted on June 24, 2022June 24, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

An illustrated talk on the great pilgrim-scholar monks in China in the 7th and 8th centuries and their influence in Japan.

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Dorothy Wong, Buddhist Pilgrim-Monks, 1

Posted on June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

An illustrated talk on the great pilgrim-scholar monks in China in the 7th and 8th centuries and their influence on the arts.

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