Dharma Documentaries – Page 7 – Buddhism and Its Cultures

Joan Halifax, A Sense of Urgency

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.

A look at life and traditions on the Inle Lake in Myanmar.

A look at some of the many temples in the Angkor historical site in Cambodia.

The last of five films on the Life of the Buddha in this animated feature from Thailand.

The fourthof five films on the Life of the Buddha in this animated feature from Thailand.