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Beliefs Made Visible – Hindu and Buddhist Art in South Asia

Posted on June 15, 2012October 22, 2013 by Dharma Documentaries

Two short documentaries giving an overview of Hindu and Buddhist art in India, made by the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, which is one of the largest museums of Asian Art in the world.

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Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar: The Untold Truth

Posted on June 1, 2012November 18, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

An epic film about the life of the great Indian social reformer Dr. Babsaheeb Ambedkar.

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The Teachings of Pra Acharn Tippakorn Sukhito

Posted on May 20, 2012October 20, 2013 by Dharma Documentaries

Three videos by Jörg Dittmar made over a period of about a decade based on the teachings of Pra Acharn Tippakorn Sukhito

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Reconstructing the Ruined Buddhist Complex of Banteay Chhmar

Posted on April 13, 2012October 22, 2013 by Dharma Documentaries

A presentation by Oliver Cunin on Banteay Chhmar, a Mahayana Temple, which is the largest of the Angkorian sites outside of the main complex itself.

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Ocean of Wisdom – The Life of the Dalai Lama

Posted on March 23, 2012October 22, 2013 by Dharma Documentaries

This documentary outlining not only the life of the Dalai Lama, but also the modern history of the Tibetan people, has many interviews with His Holiness, as well as historic footage.

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Kalacakra: Wheel of Time

Posted on March 2, 2012October 5, 2014 by Dharma Documentaries

This is Werner Herzog’s record of the 2002 Kalacakra event in Bodhgaya, and same event later in the year held in Graz, Austria. The film also includes a visit to Mt. Kailash

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Buddha in Suburbia

Posted on February 24, 2012July 8, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

This is a candid look at the two lives of the Lelung Rinpoche: on the one hand he is one of the most revered of the the reincarnated lamas in the Tibetan tradition, recognised by the Dalai Lama and respected and revered wherever he goes. On the other hand he is an almost unknown and…

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Ñāṇavīra Hamuduru

Posted on February 3, 2012May 23, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

This is a short documentary about the influential English monk Ven. Ñāṇavīra,

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Seven Wonders of the Buddhist World

Posted on January 13, 2012June 22, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

Historian Bettany Hughes explains some of the basic Buddhist concepts, and at the same time show some of the riches of Buddhist culture.

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Arnaud Desjardins: The Message of the Tibetans 2, Tantrism

Posted on December 30, 2011October 10, 2020 by Dharma Documentaries

The second of Arnaud Desjardin’s films about Tibetan Buddhism in which he looks more closely at the religious side of the culture, with an examination of the rites and rituals, yogic practices and meditation involved in Tantric Buddhism.

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