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Brancaccio, Buddhist Monasticism in Kanheri

Posted on July 18, 2025July 18, 2025 by Dharma Documentaries

Prof. Pia Brancaccio gives an illustrated talk about the large Buddhist cave complex at Kanheri in Maharsthra.

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Gandhāra, Land of Peace

Posted on February 21, 2025February 21, 2025 by Dharma Documentaries

A short look at the Buddhist heritage of Pakistan and Afghanistan.

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The Treasures of Matho

Posted on February 7, 2025April 7, 2025 by Dharma Documentaries

The preservation of priceless thangkas and bronzes in a monastery in Ladakh.

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Seek Nothing, Just Sit

Posted on November 22, 2024November 22, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

Life over a year of the Antaiji Soto Zen Retreat Centre in Hyogo, Japan

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66 Zen Gardens in Japan

Posted on August 2, 2024August 2, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

A second non-verbal film about the gardens in Japan focuses on the Zen Gardens.

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John Guy, Fragrant Stories, Buddhist Art in Early India

Posted on January 26, 2024January 26, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

A talk by the curator John Guy about the early Buddhist art of India, especially focusing on the remains in the Deccan.

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Buddhist Gandharan Images of Faith

Posted on January 19, 2024January 19, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

PBS Thai travels to Pakistan to see the remains of Buddhist sites, and the sculptures now in the museums, they also meet a Thai monk who decided to spend his Rains Retreat in Gandhara.

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Discovering Oneself with a Bowl of Temple Food

Posted on May 26, 2023May 26, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

Coming face to face with oneself on a short-term monastic retreat in Korea.

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Tōshōji Soto Zen Monastery

Posted on May 19, 2023May 19, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

The life and activities in the Tōshōji Soto Zen Monastery in Okayama Prefecture in Japan (Japanese with Eng. subs)

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Come, Come, Come Upward (Aje Aje Bara Aje)

Posted on March 31, 2023March 31, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

A Korean film about a young woman who joins a nunnery and later returns to lay life, bringing Dharma into the lives of those she meets (Korean with Eng subs).

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