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Secrets of Shangri-La: Quest for Sacred Caves

Posted on June 9, 2023June 9, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

Second of three documentary films exploring the cave temples found in Mustang, turning up long lost paintings and artefacts from the caves, including thousands of manuscripts and ancient burial remains.

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Lost Cave Temples of the Himalaya

Lost Cave Temples of the Himalaya

Posted on June 2, 2023June 2, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries
Lost Cave Temples of the Himalaya

First of three documentary films exploring the cave temples found in Mustang, turning up long lost paintings and artifacts from the caves, including thousands of manuscripts and ancient burial remains.

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Discovering Oneself with a Bowl of Temple Food

Posted on May 26, 2023May 26, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

Coming face to face with oneself on a short-term monastic retreat in Korea.

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Tōshōji Soto Zen Monastery

Posted on May 19, 2023May 19, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

The life and activities in the Tōshōji Soto Zen Monastery in Okayama Prefecture in Japan (Japanese with Eng. subs)

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Bopearachchi, Spread of Gandhāra Art

Posted on May 5, 2023May 5, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

How the Buddhist art of Gandhāra spread to Central Asia and China is shown by Osmund Bopearachchi

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Dorothy Wong, Making Merit

Posted on April 21, 2023April 21, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

A talk by Prof. Dorothy C Wong on Xuan Zang and Wu Zhou and the emergence of mass production in medieval China.

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Come, Come, Come Upward (Aje Aje Bara Aje)

Posted on March 31, 2023March 31, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

A Korean film about a young woman who joins a nunnery and later returns to lay life, bringing Dharma into the lives of those she meets (Korean with Eng subs).

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Passage to Buddha (Hwaomkyung)

Passage to Buddha (Hwaomkyung)

Posted on March 24, 2023March 24, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries
Passage to Buddha (Hwaomkyung)

A modern-day Sudhana on his quest for the meaning of life in industrial Korea (Korean, with Eng. subs).

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In the Footsteps of Wonhyo

Posted on March 17, 2023March 17, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

A journey across Korea in the footsteps of the best-loved Korean master, musing on Korean Buddhism along the way.

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The Children of the Buddha

The Children of the Buddha

Posted on March 10, 2023March 10, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries
The Children of the Buddha

Kalu Rinpoche at the age of six, attending the Dalai Lama led Kālacakra initiation in Bodhgayā, with his friend Joost.

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