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Mount Emei and Leshan Giant Buddha (World Heritage China)

Posted on April 6, 2015March 14, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A look at the Mount Emei Scenic Area, dedicated to the Bodhisattva Samantabhadra, including the Leshan Giant Buddha Statue in Sichuan Province, China (English with Mandarin subtitles)

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Angkor, Land of the Gods: 02 Throne of Power

Posted on April 3, 2015April 10, 2015 by Dharma Documentaries

The second film about the Khmer Empire this time looks at the achievements of the great Buddhist King Jayavarman VII, who was known as a Bodhisattva for his compassion and care for his people.

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Dazu Rock Carvings (World Heritage China)

Posted on March 30, 2015March 14, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A documentary about the rock carvings at Dazu in Sichuan, which are some of the later cave temples in China, showing a harmony of the three main religions.

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Angkor, Land of the Gods: 01 Empire Rising

Posted on March 27, 2015April 10, 2015 by Dharma Documentaries

First of two documentaries that look at the empire of Angkor, the Kings who ruled it, and their achievements.

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The BBC’s Life of the Buddha

Posted on March 13, 2015June 9, 2020 by Dharma Documentaries

Acclaimed video documentary on the traditional life of the Buddha. Quite realistically portrayed, and a very positive film, even though it presents myth as history.

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Longmen Grottoes (World Heritage China)

Posted on March 9, 2015March 14, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A look at another of the great cave complexes, representing the finest of classical Chinese statuary, and the part Empress Wu Zetian had in their construction (English with Mandarin subtitles).

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Baraka by Ron Fricke

Posted on March 6, 2015March 5, 2026 by Dharma Documentaries

A very influential non-verbal film by Ron Fricke looking at Tribal and ritualised cultures and their descendants in the modern world.

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Yungang Grottoes (World Heritage China)

Posted on March 2, 2015March 14, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A documentary on the Yungang Grottoes, which contain some of the earliest representatives of Buddhist art in China (English with Mandarin subtitles).

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Collaboration, on the edge of a new paradigm?

Posted on February 27, 2015October 1, 2025 by Dharma Documentaries

A film looking at how the new digital technologies are changing the way we interact with each other.

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Mogao Caves (World Heritage China)

Posted on February 23, 2015March 14, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A look at the magnificent art works in the Mogao Caves near Dunhuang, the first of the great grottoes built in China (English narration with Mandarin subtitles).

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