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Documentaries about cultures around the world, including human rights

Luoyang, Longmen Grottoes

Posted on November 16, 2015March 20, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A documentary about the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang which represent the peak of Chinese classical Buddhist art.

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Seeds of Hope, A Story of Buddhist Orphanages in Africa

Posted on November 13, 2015June 30, 2016 by Dharma Documentaries

A film looking at the work of a Taiwanese monk in southern Africa, and the orphanages he has set up there (English and Mandarin with subtitles).

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Luoyang, White Horses from the West

Posted on November 9, 2015March 12, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A look at the founding, history, importance and daily life of the first Buddhist Temple in China (Mandarin with English subtitles).

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Buddha in Zululand

Posted on November 6, 2015June 30, 2016 by Dharma Documentaries

A short documentary about the Buddhist Retreat Centre in South Africa and the impact it is having on the local community.

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The Challenging Shikoku Pilgrimage in Japan

Posted on November 2, 2015September 14, 2025 by Dharma Documentaries

A look at the long and difficult pilgrimage on the island of Shikoku in Japan, which is undertaken by hundreds of thousands each year.

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HUMAN, Volume Three

Posted on October 30, 2015June 30, 2016 by Dharma Documentaries

The third of this series of films in which people speak about the things that matter to them in their lives.

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Japanese Buddhist Statues

Posted on October 26, 2015September 14, 2025 by Dharma Documentaries

A short introduction from NHK on the various Buddhist statues that are found in Japan.

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HUMAN, Volume Two

Posted on October 23, 2015June 30, 2016 by Dharma Documentaries

The second of this series of films in which people speak about the things that matter to them in their lives.

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Ellora Caves: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism

Posted on October 19, 2015June 30, 2016 by Dharma Documentaries

Four short films looking first at the Ellora Caves sites, which was a site shared by the Buddhist, Hindu and Jaina monastics, and then appreciations of these three religions.

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HUMAN, Volume One

Posted on October 16, 2015June 30, 2016 by Dharma Documentaries

A film as unlikely as it is riveting in which people speak about the things that matter to them in their lives.

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