Buddhism – Dharma Documentaries

Sri Lanka’s Peraheras

A look at the Peraheras (Processions) in Sri Lanka, with special emphasis on Kataragama.

Prof. Pia Brancaccio gives an illustrated talk about the large Buddhist cave complex at Kanheri in Maharsthra.

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

The third in a series of films recounting Indian civilisations looks at the Mauryan period.

A talk by the curator John Guy about the early Buddhist art of India, especially focusing on the remains in the Deccan.

A look at the rise and fall of one of the most important Buddhist civilizations in the Medieval Period.

A look at the religious landscape in Thailand and Malaysia in the late 1990s.

A look at the Bhutanese dynasty in historical perspective, seeing how it has developed over time.

The last of four films on the great medieval Empires of SE Asia concerns Indonesia’s Spice Kingdom of Majapahit.

The first in a series of films about Buddhism tells the traditional story of the Buddha’s life.