Mahayana: Dharma Documentaries

Buddhist Statues in Kyoto

Posted by Anandajoti on Monday, 7th July, 2014

A look at some of the very best Buddhist statues and paintings from the Kyoto area in Japan, and the role they play in people’s lives.

The Monk Bodhidharma, The First Patriarch of Zen

Posted by Anandajoti on Friday, 16th May, 2014

Documentary from India’s Doordarshan on the legendary life and missionary work of Ven Bodhidharma

Shaolin Zen Meditation, Martial Arts and Medicine

Posted by Anandajoti on Friday, 14th March, 2014

A documentary about meditation martial arts and medicine at Shaolin Temple in China (Mandarin with English Subtitles)

Seven Wonders of the Buddhist World

Posted by Anandajoti on Friday, 13th January, 2012

Historian Bettany Hughes explains some of the basic Buddhist concepts, and at the same time show some of the riches of Buddhist culture.

Buddha With A Thousand Hands (2008)

Posted by Anandajoti on Saturday, 20th August, 2011

Video of the China Disabled Peoples Performance Art Troupe, with their lead dancer, Tai Lihua, performing the famous Buddha with a Thousand Hands dance, recorded for German TV in 2008.

The Great Compassion Mantra Of Avalokitesvara

Posted by Anandajoti on Saturday, 2nd July, 2011

This is a wonderful rendition of the third Great Compassion Mantra as found in the Chinese tradition with some beautiful images uploaded with the victims of the Japanese Tsunami in mind.

The Journey of Xuanzang 11 & 12

Posted by Anandajoti on Friday, 10th June, 2011

The Emperor requests Xuanzang to write his Records of the Western World and he gains partonage to start his translation work. He translates some of the most voluminous of the Mahayana works, but eventually his health deteriorates and he passes away.

The Journey of Xuanzang 9 & 10

Posted by Anandajoti on Friday, 3rd June, 2011

These two episodes cover the last years of Xuanzang’s sojourn in Nalanda, his great debates, and eventually his departure, and return across the Silk Road to the China of the Tang Dynasty.

The Journey of Xuanzang 7 & 8

Posted by Anandajoti on Friday, 27th May, 2011

Xuanzang travels down through India and eventually reaches Nalanda, where he is to stay for 10 years in all. Much information about the foundation of Buddhism, its propogatation under King Asoka, and the glories of Nalanda.

The Journey of Xuanzang 5 & 6

Posted by Anandajoti on Friday, 20th May, 2011

In these episodes Xuanzang crosses Central Asia and makes his way down through what is now Afghanistan and eventually on into Kashmir, where he spent the next two years studying.