Finding Manjushri
An unusual film about a Tibetan monk who wishes to meet the Bodhisattva on Mount Wutai in China.
In Search of Zhang Zhung
A film about a young monk’s pilgrimage in search of the ancient traditions of the Bön religion in Tibet and Mustang, Nepal.
The Biography of Sakyamuni Buddha
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).
Our Life is like our Breath
A film following a western monk and his lifestyle in the Thai forest monastery, Wat Pa Nanachat, in the 1990s.
Mandala (Korean Film)
A film from Korea about two very different monks, their relationship, and their quest for awakening (Korean, with Eng subs).
The Mission to Japan of Ven. Jian Zhen (Ganjin)
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.
Lost in China 1, Gansu and Xishuangbanna
Two brothers cycle through China and discover Buddhism in two of its provinces: Gansu and Yunnan.
