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Documentaries about cultures around the world, including human rights

The Journey of Xuanzang: An Introduction

Posted on May 5, 2011December 27, 2013 by Dharma Documentaries

The Journey of Xuanzang is a lavishly illustrated 12-part biography of the great Chinese traveler and translator Xuanzang, based on Records of the Western World and A Biography of the Tripitaka Master.

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Karamoja City Warriors

Posted on April 24, 2011June 7, 2015 by Dharma Documentaries

This film in an innovative look at the situation facing the children and their carers on the streets of Kampala in Uganda, and also follows them back to their homeland when the authorities remove them before the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in 2007.

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Ani Choying Drolma – Four Songs

Posted on March 19, 2011July 17, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

Four wonderful and heartfelt songs sung by the Tibetan Nun Ani Choying Drolma. The first is a music video recorded at the Swayambhunath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. The others were recorded live in Germany.

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Wangari Maathai: Environment, Democracy and Peace

Posted on March 8, 2011October 20, 2013 by Dharma Documentaries

Today is International Women’s Day, and Wangari Maathai is one of the most articulate women alive at present, for nearly 40 years her voice has been heard in support of women and women’s rights, the environment and sustainable development, and peace and reconciliation around the world.

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Kashi Vishwanath Gange by Krishna Das

Posted on February 26, 2011February 18, 2016 by Dharma Documentaries

For a number of years I lived in ashrams in India, before eventually retiring to Sri Lanka and ordaining. One of the things I remember most fondly about my time in the ashrams there was the Bhajan and Kirtan singing which generally took place each evening.

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A Spiritual Journey to the World Heritage Site: Banteay Srei

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Dharma Documentaries

This is a well-researched and informative documentary about the Sacred Temple of Shri Tribhuvan Maheshwar that is now known as Banteay Srei, which stands 25km north-east of the main Angkor complex in Cambodia.

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The Silk Road Series 12/16: Two Roads to the Pamirs

Posted on December 31, 2010March 3, 2026 by Dharma Documentaries

In this last episode we first visit Kashgar, the Town of Beautiful Tiles, which is where the Silk Road meets up again, after crossing the Taklamakan desert via two different roads.

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Kitaro: Theme from The Silk Road

Posted on December 29, 2010October 20, 2013 by Dharma Documentaries

The silk road featured some beautiful music by someone who was barely known at the time, and who was brought to prominence by writing the haunting theme music for the series, the Japanese musician Kitaro.

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The Silk Road Series 11/16: Where Horses Fly Like the Wind

Posted on December 24, 2010March 3, 2026 by Dharma Documentaries

This week the expedition, which has been traveling along the southern trade routes, doubles back and explores the area along the northern route.

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The Silk Road Series 10/16: Journey Into Music, South Through the Tian Shan Mountains

Posted on December 17, 2010March 3, 2026 by Dharma Documentaries

The theme that runs throughout this week’s episode is music and dance. It includes some of the most interesting ethnographic photography of the Uighars in Kucha along the southern route passing through the Tian Shan mountains.

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