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Tag: Monastics

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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Alms Bowls to Newcastle

Posted on March 21, 2016June 30, 2016 by Dharma Documentaries

A look at Aruna Ratanagiri monastery in Harnham, northern England in the late 80s, under the leadership at that time of Ajahn Pabhakaro.

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Prajna Earth, Journey into Sacred Nature

Posted on February 12, 2016September 9, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A personal journey through the sacred Hindu-Buddhist cultures of SE Asia.

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The Sacred Sites of the Dalai Lama

Posted on January 15, 2016December 29, 2021 by Dharma Documentaries

A personal pilgrimage to some of the most holy sites particularly associated with the Dalai Lamas, in Tibet.

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Bon, The Light of the Golden Sun

Posted on June 19, 2015January 29, 2017 by Dharma Documentaries

A look at the history of the Bön religion, and how it has been transmitted to the West following the invasion of Tibet.

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Trishagni, the Three Fires

Posted on June 12, 2015March 12, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

An unusual film made in the 80s exploring the psychology of desire against the teaching of the three fires of desire, hatred and delusion (Hindi with English subtitles).

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The Great Pilgrim Xuanzang

Posted on May 1, 2015March 14, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A shortened version of Fo Gaung Shan’s long video biography of the great Tang Dynasty monk Xuanzang (Mandarin with English and Mandarin subtitles).

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Baraka by Ron Fricke

Posted on March 6, 2015March 5, 2026 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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