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Documentaries about cultures around the world, including human rights

The Story of Mahajanaka

Posted on December 19, 2014December 19, 2014 by Dharma Documentaries

An animated retelling of one of the most popular Jataka stories, illustrating the perfection of perserverance.

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Tibetan Buddhism in China (Sertar)

Posted on December 12, 2014March 28, 2017 by Dharma Documentaries

NHK documentary about life in the Sertar monastery in Tibet, including interviews with high lamas and nuns.

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King Bhumibol of Thailand, The People’s King

Posted on December 8, 2014October 24, 2016 by Dharma Documentaries

A documentary telling the story of the life of King Bhumibol of Thailand in narration, photos and film

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The Himalayan Boy and the TV Set

Posted on December 5, 2014March 14, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A story of how modernisation in remote parts of the country of Bhutan, and its effect on traditional life.

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Somtow’s Mahajanaka Opera-Ballet

Posted on December 1, 2014December 1, 2014 by Dharma Documentaries

An opera and ballet based on one of the most famous Jataka stories by the prolific American/Thai writer and composer S. P. Somtow.

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David Eckel: Buddhism 23-24 of 24

Posted on November 28, 2014March 15, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

The final two lectures by Prof David Eckel on Buddhism look at the influential Zen school and the introduction of Buddhism to America during the 20th century.

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The Revival of Buddhism in China

Posted on November 24, 2014March 23, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries
The Revival of Buddhism in China

A talk outlining the history and then examining the current status of Buddhism in China, the forms it is taking and how it can operate in a communist country.

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David Eckel: Buddhism 21-22 of 24

Posted on November 21, 2014March 15, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

The twenty-first and twenty-second lectures by Prof David Eckel on Buddhism look at the background to the introduction of Buddhism to Japan, and then at some of the great teachers and the schools they founded.

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Dharma Master Cheng Yen

Posted on November 17, 2014November 17, 2014 by Dharma Documentaries

A portrait of the founder of the Taiwanese Compassion Relief (Tzu Chi) organisation and its founder Dharma Master Cheng Yen (English with Chinese subtitles).

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David Eckel: Buddhism 19-20 of 24

Posted on November 14, 2014March 15, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

The nineteenth and twentieth lectures by Prof David Eckel on Buddhism look at the religious background to the introduction of Buddhism into China and then at the classical period during the T’ang Dynasty.

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