Skip to content

Dharma Documentaries

Buddhism and Its Cultures

Menu
  • Dharma
  • Culture
  • Ecology
  • Archives
  • About
Menu

Tag: Japan

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.

Read more

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.

Read more

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.

Read more

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.

Read more

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.

Read more

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.

Read more

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.

Read more

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.

Read more

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.

Read more

Great Minds 19, Saicho to Nichiren – Japanese Buddhism

Posted on November 17, 2017March 22, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries
19, Saicho to Nichiren

A history of Japanese Buddhism from its introduction to the 13th century.

Read more
  • Previous
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • …
  • 8
  • Next

Search

Subscriptions

Follow our Facebook Page Follow our Tweets Subscribe to our Feed

Subscribe by Email

Email


Shortlink and QR

Donations

This site has taken more than fifteen years and 1,000s of hours to build, and has more than a thousand documentaries on it. If you would like to help, you can do so here. Even small amounts make a difference.

Copyright

If anyone has any copyright claims please contact me at dharmadocus@gmail.com and the posts and films will be immediately removed.

Other Websites

for my other websites please see my
LINKTREE

Sponsorship

 hosting sponsored by exabytes.my 

Random Posts

  • Angkor, Cambodia (Expoza)
  • Building Without Nails, the Genius of Japanese Carpentry
  • Bhutan 4, Thimphu Tsechu, the Kingdom’s Festival
  • In Search of the Dead II: Visions and Voices
  • The Longmen Grottoes in China
  • Children’s Past Lives
  • Great Minds 17, Xuanzang and Chinese Buddhism
  • David Eckel: Buddhism 5-6 of 24
  • Magical Show
  • David Eckel: Buddhism 7-8 of 24

Recent Posts

  • The Genie in the Light Bulb
  • The Mark of Empire 11, Champa
  • The Mark of Empire 10, Anuradhapura
  • The Mark of Empire 9, Srivijaya
  • Jayaddisa Jātaka, The Yakkhini’s Son
  • Apannaka Jataka, A Tale of Two Merchants
  • Angulimāla, The Story of a Serial Murderer
  • Anāthapiṇḍika, the Foremost Male Benefactor
  • Uruvela Kassapa and the Tebhatika Jatila
  • Losar Ceremonies in Dharamsala
© 2026 Dharma Documentaries | Powered by Minimalist Blog WordPress Theme