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Caring for the Beyond, Two Lao Buddhist Festivals for the Deceased

Posted on December 29, 2014December 29, 2014 by Dharma Documentaries

An ethnographic and anthropologic documentary about two festivals held in Laos which help keep the departed and the living connected.

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The Zen Mind

Posted on December 26, 2014October 28, 2015 by Dharma Documentaries

This is a beautifully photographed and edited introduction to the many faces of Zen in contemporary Japan.

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Enter the Mandala

Posted on December 24, 2014December 24, 2014 by Dharma Documentaries

An introduction to a small, but significant, exhibition on the mandala at the Asian Art Museum.

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I Have Seen the Earth Change, Nepal

Posted on December 22, 2014March 28, 2020 by Dharma Documentaries

Documentary from Nepal about the effects of global warming on the traditional way of life there.

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The Story of Mahajanaka

Posted on December 19, 2014December 19, 2014 by Dharma Documentaries

An animated retelling of one of the most popular Jataka stories, illustrating the perfection of perserverance.

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I Have Seen the Earth Change, Mongolia

Posted on December 15, 2014March 21, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

First of two films about traditional communities and the impact global warming is having on their life-style and the changes they are having to make to survive in the new realities.

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Tibetan Buddhism in China (Sertar)

Posted on December 12, 2014March 28, 2017 by Dharma Documentaries

NHK documentary about life in the Sertar monastery in Tibet, including interviews with high lamas and nuns.

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King Bhumibol of Thailand, The People’s King

Posted on December 8, 2014October 24, 2016 by Dharma Documentaries

A documentary telling the story of the life of King Bhumibol of Thailand in narration, photos and film

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The Himalayan Boy and the TV Set

Posted on December 5, 2014March 14, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A story of how modernisation in remote parts of the country of Bhutan, and its effect on traditional life.

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Somtow’s Mahajanaka Opera-Ballet

Posted on December 1, 2014December 1, 2014 by Dharma Documentaries

An opera and ballet based on one of the most famous Jataka stories by the prolific American/Thai writer and composer S. P. Somtow.

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