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HH 17 Karmapa – from Youth to Mastery, 1

Posted on May 19, 2017May 19, 2017 by Dharma Documentaries
HH 17 Karmapa - from Youth to Mastery, 1

Life story of one of the 17th Karmapas from his early years till he is accepted as a master of the tradition.

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Finding Manjushri

Posted on March 27, 2017April 16, 2017 by Dharma Documentaries

An unusual film about a Tibetan monk who wishes to meet the Bodhisattva on Mount Wutai in China.

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Our Life is like our Breath

Posted on February 10, 2017April 9, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A film following a western monk and his lifestyle in the Thai forest monastery, Wat Pa Nanachat, in the 1990s.

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Tashi and the Monk

Posted on February 3, 2017August 12, 2018 by Dharma Documentaries

An exceptional film looking at a troubled young girl and the ex-monk who brings faith and trust back into her life.

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Fa Xian’s Spiritual Journey, 3 & 4

Posted on November 11, 2016March 9, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

The third and fourth films tracing the life of the famous Chinese Buddhist scholar monk Fa Xian, and his journey to India in search of Vinaya texts.

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Fa Xian’s Spiritual Journey, 1 & 2

Posted on November 4, 2016March 9, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

The first two of four films tracing the life of the famous Chinese Buddhist scholar monk Fa Xian, and his journey to India in search of Vinaya texts.

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Lost in China 1, Gansu and Xishuangbanna

Posted on October 14, 2016November 7, 2016 by Dharma Documentaries

Two brothers cycle through China and discover Buddhism in two of its provinces: Gansu and Yunnan.

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Khru Ba Sriwichai, the Thai Engineer Monk

Posted on September 19, 2016September 9, 2018 by Dharma Documentaries

A film about the remarkable life and times of the legendary northern Thai monk Khru Ba Sriwichai (two versions: in English and in Thai).

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Footprint of the Buddha

Posted on June 3, 2016July 13, 2017 by Dharma Documentaries

A journey through the early form of Buddhism as practised in Sri Lanka, with Ven Ananda Maitreya as our guide.

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Visions of Mustang

Posted on May 23, 2016March 20, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A film about a medical camp round the remote regions of Mustang in Nepal providing eye care, and other medical services, for the poor.

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