Dharma Documentaries – Page 47 – Buddhism and Its Cultures

Great Minds 4, The Buddha

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.

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

A film about the culture, history and religions of Vietnam, with special emphasis on Buddhism and Thich Nhat Hanh.

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

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

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