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The Ancient Path 4-5, Money and Dining

Posted on March 15, 2024March 15, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

The fourth and fifth films in this series is about the strict upholding of the money rules in the Vinaya-tradition monks of China.

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The Ancient Path 1-3, Almsround

Posted on March 8, 2024March 8, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

The first three in a series of films looking at strict Vinaya traditions monks in China.

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Giac Lam Pagoda in Vietnam

Posted on February 9, 2024February 9, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

A guide to a centuries-old Pagoda in Vietnam, its statues and iconography.

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Buddhist Gandharan Images of Faith

Posted on January 19, 2024January 19, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

PBS Thai travels to Pakistan to see the remains of Buddhist sites, and the sculptures now in the museums, they also meet a Thai monk who decided to spend his Rains Retreat in Gandhara.

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Ajahn Punnadhammo, 08 Buddhism in Thailand

Posted on January 12, 2024January 12, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

Ajahn talks about the history of Buddhism in Thailand from its beginnings up to the present day.

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Ajahn Punnadhammo, 07 Burmese Buddhism

Posted on January 5, 2024January 5, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

Ajahn looks at the establishment of Buddhism in Burma, and its long history through the ages.

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Ajahn Punnadhammo, 06 Theravada in Sri Lanka

Posted on December 29, 2023December 29, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

How Buddhism travelled to Sri Lanka, and how it survived through the changing fortunes of history.

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Ajahn Punnadhammo, 05 Points of Controversy

Posted on December 22, 2023December 22, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

An overview of the debates that were taking place in the early centuries of the Buddhist teachings.

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Ajahn Punnadhammo, 04 King Asoka and the 3rd Buddhist Council

Posted on December 15, 2023December 15, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

Ajahn discusses King Asoka’s rise to power, and holding of the 3rd council, before sending out missionaries to the outlying countries.

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Ajahn Punnadhammo, 03 the 18 Schools of Buddhism

Posted on December 8, 2023December 8, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

Ajahn talks about the initial and later splits of Buddhism into the various schools, and what their ideas were.

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