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Kyoto, Japan (Expoza)

Posted on March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 by Dharma Documentaries
Kyoto, Japan

A look around the cultural capital of Japan and its temples palaces and cultural shows.

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Epiphany, Angulimala and the Buddha

Posted on March 22, 2019March 20, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries
Epiphany, Angulimala and the Buddha

A street performances in Japan telling the story about the conversion of Angulimala.

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Kamakura (Expoza)

Posted on March 18, 2019March 24, 2019 by Dharma Documentaries
Kamakura

A look at some of the famous temples built at Kamakura during its heyday.

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Epiphany, The Story of Buddha

Posted on March 15, 2019March 20, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries
Epiphany, The Story of Buddha

The traditional life of the Buddha retold in a street performance in Japan in 2014.

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Mountain Monks in Japan

Posted on February 25, 2019February 25, 2019 by Dharma Documentaries
Mountain Monks in Japan

A short film on the lives of the ascetic Yambushi monks in Japan.

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Journey to a Lost Japan

Posted on December 28, 2018April 12, 2020 by Dharma Documentaries
Journey to a Lost Japan

A journey into Japan’s spiritual mountains with Leslie Downer.

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Koyasan Shingon Buddhism

Posted on January 15, 2018September 29, 2018 by Dharma Documentaries
Koyasan Shingon Buddhism

A non-narrative film from the head temple of the Shingon esoteric sect in Japan.

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Shikoku Pilgrimage (Sacred Journeys)

Posted on January 12, 2018January 12, 2018 by Dharma Documentaries
Shikoku Pilgrimage

A look at one of Japan’s most sacred pilgrimages through the eyes of American Pilgrims.

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Marathon Monks of Mount Hiei

Posted on January 5, 2018August 24, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries
Marathon Monks of Mount Hiei

The extraordinary pilgrimage of a Buddhist monk belonging to the Tendai sect of Buddhism in Japan.

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Great Minds 25, Dogen and Hakuin

Posted on November 24, 2017March 22, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries
Great Minds 25, Dogen and Hakuin

The development of Zen Buddhism in Japan, and its two main schools seen through two representative figures.

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