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.
Lost Civilisations: Ancient Tibet
A documentary from 1995 on the ancient civilisation maintained in Tibet and its overthrow by the communists.
David Eckel: Buddhism 17-18 of 24
The seventeenth and eighteenth lectures by Prof David Eckel on Buddhism look at the various schools of the Tibetan tradition, and then focus on the institution of the Dalai Lama specifically.
Indian Roots of Tibetan Buddhism
A look at the continuation of the traditions of India’s great monastic learning centres in the Vajrayana by one of India’s leading cultural historians.
A Man of Peace, the Dalai Lama in Norway
A record of the Dalai Lama’s one week visit to Norway in 1989 in order to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
Blavatsky and Olcott’s Tibet with Glenn H. Mullin
Tibet’s Cry for Freedom
This film was shot between 2007 and 2008 during the run up to the Beijing Olympics, and interviews most of the main players on the Tibetan side.
The Tibetan Oracles
A documentary by David Cherniack that looks the place of the oracles in Tibetan Buddhism, their history and their role in the current tradition.
Ocean of Wisdom – The Life of the Dalai Lama
This documentary outlining not only the life of the Dalai Lama, but also the modern history of the Tibetan people, has many interviews with His Holiness, as well as historic footage.
