Dharma Documentaries – Page 42 – Dharma. Culture. Ecology.

Great Minds 25, Dogen and Hakuin

The development of Zen Buddhism in Japan, and its two main schools seen through two representative figures.

A history of Japanese Buddhism from its introduction to the 13th century.

An introduction to the life and works of Xuanzang and the schools of Chinese Buddhism.

A brief introduction to the thought of two of the leading thinkers in the Buddhist tradition.

A look at the teachings of two of the great thinkers in the early period of Indian history, including the Buddhist King Ashoka.

The first of a series of lectures on great Buddhist teachers begins with the Buddha himself.

A film about the life and works of Lama Govinda, a yogi striving in the way of Milarepa.

A look at the influence of Zen on all aspects of Japanese art and culture.

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

A look at the protests by self-immolation that swept over Tibet during the last decade.