Dharma Documentaries – Page 45 – Buddhism and Its Cultures

Samye Ling, Fulfilling the Visions

A short documentary looking at the first Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Europe and its works.

A film about a remarkable pilgrimage from a remote Tibetan village to Lhasa and Mt. Kailash.

Western monastics speak about their paths to becoming first Buddhists, and then ordained members of the Sangha.

A non-narrative film from the head temple of the Shingon esoteric sect in Japan.

A look at one of Japan’s most sacred pilgrimages through the eyes of American Pilgrims.

The extraordinary pilgrimage of a Buddhist monk belonging to the Tendai sect of Buddhism in Japan.

An investigation into the lost Buddhist kingdom of Kucha in Central Asia.

A film looking at one day in the life of an illiterate peasant woman in Tibet.

Interviews with nuns conducted from 2012-2015 discussing their paths into monastic life.

A look at Tibetan Buddhism through some of the great teachers it has produced.