A look at the revival of the Bhikkhuni monastic order in Theravāda Buddhism in the USA and Thailand.
Lama La
A film from Nepal about a young monk’s journey through his war torn country (Nepali with English subtitles).
Hermits, Modern Chinese Practitioners
A record of meetings with contemporary eremetical practitioners living in the mountains in China.
Bhutan, Change Comes to the Happy Kingdom
The Mark of Empire 2, Bagan
The second of four films on the great medieval Empires of SE Asia concerns Myanmar’s unifying kingdom of Bagan.
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.
China Cultural Heritage: Tibetan Medicine
A look at the development and current practice of Tibetan medicine, and attempts to base it in science.
