Dharma Documentaries – Page 6 – Buddhism and Its Cultures

Ajahn Sumedho, No Birth

A review of Ajahn Sumedho’s life from birth to the mid 1990s.

Life over a year of the Antaiji Soto Zen Retreat Centre in Hyogo, Japan

A film made in Japan in 1961 on the life of the Buddha, with many unusual stories.

This film follows the life of a Yangsi (or young Tulku) as he is recognised, enthroned and grows up in Bhutan and Nepal.

A film looking back over the life of one of the great Zen teachers of the recent past.

Three stories from Sri Lanka about a gem specialist, a hot-air balloonist and a Buddhist monk.

Three stories from Laos, from a longboat on the Mekong, a truck driver on mud roads, and a fisherman on the waterfalls.

Three diverse stories from Cambodia about living on water, working in a circus and protecting the marine environment.

Three stories about people in Ladakh: a nun, a driver and a film-maker.

A contemplative film illustrating the principles of the Japanese aesthetic of wabi-sabi.