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Nikko, Japan (Expoza)

Posted on April 1, 2019April 1, 2019 by Dharma Documentaries
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A look at the pilgrimage site of Nikko with its shrines and temples.

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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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