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Himalaya, a Path to the Sky

Posted on June 10, 2022June 10, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

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

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The Sacred Journey

Posted on April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

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

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Dunhuang, Edge of the World 5, Hong Bian

Posted on March 11, 2022August 9, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

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.

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Dunhuang, Edge of the World 4, Wu Zetian

Posted on March 4, 2022August 9, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

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

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Fulfilling Buddha’s Vision

Posted on November 5, 2021September 3, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

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

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Lama La

Posted on April 16, 2021March 25, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

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

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Hermits, Modern Chinese Practitioners

Posted on January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 by Dharma Documentaries
 Hermits, Modern Chinese Practioners

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

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Bhutan, Change Comes to the Happy Kingdom

Posted on December 4, 2020October 9, 2021 by Dharma Documentaries
Bhutan, Change Comes to the Happy Kingdom

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

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The Mark of Empire 2, Bagan

Posted on September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 by Dharma Documentaries
Empire: Myanmar’s Unifying Kingdom, Bagan

The second of four films on the great medieval Empires of SE Asia concerns Myanmar’s unifying kingdom of Bagan.

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A Bright Moon, the Life of Hong-yi

Posted on July 24, 2020July 25, 2020 by Dharma Documentaries
A Bright Moon, the Life of Hong-yi

The life of one of the most famous Mahāyāna monks of early-modern China set against the turbulent times he lived in.

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