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Baraka by Ron Fricke

Posted on March 6, 2015April 17, 2020 by Dharma Documentaries

A very influential non-verbal film by Ron Fricke looking at Tribal and ritualised cultures and their descendants in the modern world.

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A Soldier becomes a Monk

Posted on February 9, 2015February 9, 2015 by Dharma Documentaries

A short documentary about Ven Sanghasena and the various good works he has been doing in Ladakh.

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Act Normal

Posted on January 30, 2015January 30, 2015 by Dharma Documentaries

A documentary covering the life of the English monk Ven. Dhammanando over a period of about a decade.

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Looking for Ancient Tibet

Posted on June 27, 2014March 17, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A journey through modern Tibet is search of the great yogis and teachers of the past and the present.

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The Cross and the Bodhi Tree

Posted on May 2, 2014May 2, 2014 by Dharma Documentaries

Two ordained Christians reflect on their experiences with Buddhism and Buddhists.

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The Last Life of Nirmala as a Woman

Posted on March 28, 2014September 3, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

This documentary follows one young Jaina as she prepares to leave home for the monastic life in the strict Digambara sect, forever cutting off ties to her family and past life.

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Shaolin Zen Meditation, Martial Arts and Medicine

Posted on March 14, 2014March 14, 2014 by Dharma Documentaries

A documentary about meditation martial arts and medicine at Shaolin Temple in China (Mandarin with English Subtitles)

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Webu Sayadaw: Anthology of a Noble One

Posted on January 31, 2014April 30, 2014 by Dharma Documentaries

An anthology of material by and about Webu Sayadaw with rare video, photos, writings and audio recordings of the great monk.

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Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter . . . and Spring

Posted on November 8, 2013July 9, 2025 by Dharma Documentaries

This sensitive 2003 film by Kim Ki-duk from South Korea is set around the changing seasons, both of nature and of man, as they play out in a hermitage in a remote and beautiful part of the country (Korean, with English subtitles).

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The Tibetan Oracles

Posted on April 26, 2013October 20, 2013 by Dharma Documentaries

A documentary by David Cherniack that looks the place of the oracles in Tibetan Buddhism, their history and their role in the current tradition.

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