Monastics – Page 3 – Dharma Documentaries

A Monk who wears Heels

A look at someone who is both a LGBTQ+ activist and also a Buddhist monk in Japan.

A look at the activities of Guru Rinpoche in the sacred land of Bhutan (with EN and ZH subtitles)

A film looking at a reincarnated lama in the Phuktal monastery in Zanskar.

A non-narrative film observing a group of monks on a walking pilgrimage in North Thailand.

The last of five films about people who were connected with Dunhuang features the history of Hong Bian, whose family cave became the Library Cave.

The fourth of five films about people who were connected with Dunhuang features the Xuan Zang and, at a distance, Wu Zetian.

A look at the revival of the Bhikkhuni monastic order in Theravāda Buddhism in the USA and Thailand.

A film from Nepal about a young monk’s journey through his war torn country (Nepali with English subtitles).

A record of meetings with contemporary eremetical practitioners living in the mountains in China.

Four stories from Bhutan showing the meeting of new and old in the culture.