Dharma Documentaries – Page 64 – Buddhism and Its Cultures

Laos Wonderland

A film about the wild and unexplored riverways and countryside in Laos, and the festivals connected with it.

A look at one of the greatest cultural temples in Japan, situated in Nara.

A report from 1991 on the devastating purge of Buddhism and its adherents in Mongolia during the communist period.

A look at the construction and maintenance of these iconic buildings in Japan.

A compilation of documentaries about the Japanese Zen Master and his works in America.

A documentary about the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang which represent the peak of Chinese classical Buddhist art.

A film looking at the work of a Taiwanese monk in southern Africa, and the orphanages he has set up there (English and Mandarin with subtitles).

A look at the founding, history, importance and daily life of the first Buddhist Temple in China (Mandarin with English subtitles).

A short documentary about the Buddhist Retreat Centre in South Africa and the impact it is having on the local community.

A look at the long and difficult pilgrimage on the island of Shikoku in Japan, which is undertaken by hundreds of thousands each year.