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Sit (Zen and Everyday Life)

Posted on April 3, 2017March 20, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

This documentary looks at what life is like in a family living by zen principles.

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Finding Manjushri

Posted on March 27, 2017April 16, 2017 by Dharma Documentaries

An unusual film about a Tibetan monk who wishes to meet the Bodhisattva on Mount Wutai in China.

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In Search of Zhang Zhung

Posted on March 17, 2017March 17, 2017 by Dharma Documentaries

A film about a young monk’s pilgrimage in search of the ancient traditions of the Bön religion in Tibet and Mustang, Nepal.

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The Biography of Sakyamuni Buddha

Posted on March 3, 2017May 10, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

A film retelling the traditional life of the Buddha from his birth till his parinirvana, with episodes from the lives of the disciples (Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles).

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Our Life is like our Breath

Posted on February 10, 2017April 9, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A film following a western monk and his lifestyle in the Thai forest monastery, Wat Pa Nanachat, in the 1990s.

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Mandala (Korean Film)

Posted on January 13, 2017March 13, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

A film from Korea about two very different monks, their relationship, and their quest for awakening (Korean, with Eng subs).

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The Mission to Japan of Ven. Jian Zhen (Ganjin)

Posted on January 6, 2017January 29, 2017 by Dharma Documentaries

The story of the heroic efforts of one Chinese monk to bring a good vinaya lineage and the dharma to Japan during the Tang dynasty.

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Lost in China 1, Gansu and Xishuangbanna

Posted on October 14, 2016November 7, 2016 by Dharma Documentaries

Two brothers cycle through China and discover Buddhism in two of its provinces: Gansu and Yunnan.

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Walk with the Master, the Story of the Sites of The Buddha

Posted on September 23, 2016September 23, 2016 by Dharma Documentaries

A visit to some of the main centres associated with the Life of the Buddha.

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Khru Ba Sriwichai, the Thai Engineer Monk

Posted on September 19, 2016September 9, 2018 by Dharma Documentaries

A film about the remarkable life and times of the legendary northern Thai monk Khru Ba Sriwichai (two versions: in English and in Thai).

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