Monastics – Dharma Documentaries

A Monk’s Life

A look at the life and thoughts of a young Thai meditation teacher.

A retelling of the life of Xuan Zang distinguishing him from his fictional counterpart.

A series of short films looking at various aspects of Chinese Buddhism from 2004.

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

Interviews with nuns conducted from 2012-2015 discussing their paths into monastic life.

The first of a series of lectures on great Buddhist teachers begins with the Buddha himself.

A film from 2003 which looks at the establishment of Buddhism in NZ from a number of different angles.

A look at one day in the life of a reincarnated master as he prepares to carry on the teachings from his last life.

The search for the reincarnation of one famous Rinpoche and his new life once found.

The second part of a film about the Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje, and his activities worldwide.