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Zen, in Search of Enlightenment

Posted on September 29, 2017September 29, 2017 by Dharma Documentaries
Zen, in Search of Enlightenment

A look at Zen training at the Japanese Rinzai School of Zen Buddhism Shogen ji Monastery in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Japan.

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Drupchen, A Visual Journey

Posted on September 15, 2017June 22, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries
Drupchen, A Visual Journey

A film made around a 10-day ceremony held to open the new temple Chokling Monastery in India.

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When the Iron Bird Flies

Posted on September 4, 2017February 8, 2020 by Dharma Documentaries
When the Iron Bird Flies

A short film about the meeting and interchanges between Tibetan Buddhism and western culture.

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Hannah, Buddhism’s Untold Journey

Posted on September 1, 2017March 22, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries
Hannah, Buddhism

A film following the life of Hannah Nydahl, one of the founders of Diamond Way Buddhism, and her encounters with many high Lamas.

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Reactor with Michael Stone

Posted on August 28, 2017July 18, 2026 by Dharma Documentaries

A film that follows Michael Stone on his unusual pilgrimage to Japan in 2012.

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Transmission of Diamond Way Buddhism

Posted on August 25, 2017August 25, 2017 by Dharma Documentaries
Transmission of Diamondway Buddhism

A look at Lama Ole, the founder of Diamond Way Buddhism, a European lay organisation teaching in the lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.

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Mirror of Zen, A Day in the Moment of a Modern Zen Monk

Posted on August 21, 2017July 29, 2026 by Dharma Documentaries

Two non-narrative films, the first following the daily activities of the western zen teacher Hyon Gak sunim, the second showing a retreat he leads in Germany.

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Buddhism in New Zealand

Posted on August 18, 2017May 23, 2026 by Dharma Documentaries

A film from 2003 which looks at the establishment of Buddhism in NZ from a number of different angles.

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You are Dreaming Me (Khentsye Rinpoche)

Posted on August 11, 2017March 22, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries
You are Dreaming Me

An interlocking story of three people, Khentsye Rinpoche and two of his students on their life’s journey.

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Mummies who made Themselves

Posted on August 4, 2017March 22, 2021 by Dharma Documentaries
Mummies who made Themselves

A fascinating look at the practice of self-mummification as practiced by members of the Shingon sect in Japan.

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