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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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Buddha’s Lost Children

Posted on February 3, 2023February 3, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

A remarkable film about a monk living in the Golden Triangle area on the Thailand/Myanmar border, who together with a nun is bringing up and training poor children from the nearby villages.

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Zen Buddhism – In Search of Self

Posted on January 27, 2023March 14, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

This is a fly-on-the-wall type documentary made by Gong Jae Sung during the 90-day meditation retreat at the 10th century Baek Hung Nuns’ Temple on the Palgong Mountain in Korea during 2001/2.

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Why-Has-Bodhidharma-Left-for-the-East

Why Has Bodhidharma Left for the East?

Posted on January 20, 2023July 19, 2025 by Dharma Documentaries
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This is a hauntingly beautiful and deeply meditative film by Bae Yong-kyun, who spent 7 years making and editing the film, which is permeated by Buddhist themes and is built up around Zen koans and Zen-like dialogue.

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Bright and Shining Mind in a Disabled Body

Posted on January 13, 2023January 13, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries
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Remarkable true life story of Khun Kampol Thongbunnum, a Thai man, whose life was turned upside down by an accident that left him paralysed from the neck downwards.

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From Myanmar to the World 1, Overland to India

Posted on December 30, 2022December 30, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

The beginnings of the world-wide vipassanā movement through the eyes of those who helped found it.

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The Rise of Dhamma

Posted on December 23, 2022December 27, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A look at how SN Goenka brought Vipassana back to India, and how it spread around the world.

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Bagan, City of Temples (Fall of Civilizations)

Posted on December 9, 2022December 9, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A look at the rise and fall of one of the most important Buddhist civilizations in the Medieval Period.

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