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The Challenging Shikoku Pilgrimage in Japan

Posted on November 2, 2015October 3, 2020 by Dharma Documentaries

A look at the long and difficult pilgrimage on the island of Shikoku in Japan, which is undertaken by hundreds of thousands each year.

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Sketch of an Excellent Man, Pa Auk Sayadaw

Posted on September 18, 2015July 29, 2021 by Dharma Documentaries

A look at the life and the teachings of the Pa Auk Sayadaw and its implementation in various monasteries around the world.

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Tibetan Buddhism in Europe

Posted on June 29, 2015June 29, 2015 by Dharma Documentaries

A discussion with some of the participants of a conference called to discuss the future of Tibetan Buddhism in Europe.

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Buddhist Laos (Folkways of Indochina)

Posted on June 15, 2015March 13, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A look at the culture of Laos and the central importance of Buddhism in its development (English narration, some Mandarin interviews with English subtitles).

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Nivarana, the box of desires

Posted on April 17, 2015April 17, 2015 by Dharma Documentaries

An unusual love story set in Myanmar, involving love and life and meditation too. You won’t forget this one easily.

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Potala Palace (World Heritage China)

Posted on April 13, 2015March 14, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A film about the world heritage sites called the Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace in Tibet, which includes the Potala Palace, and also the Jokhang Temple and Norbulingka (English with Mandarin subtitles)

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Caring for the Beyond, Two Lao Buddhist Festivals for the Deceased

Posted on December 29, 2014December 29, 2014 by Dharma Documentaries

An ethnographic and anthropologic documentary about two festivals held in Laos which help keep the departed and the living connected.

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Tibetan Buddhism in China (Sertar)

Posted on December 12, 2014March 28, 2017 by Dharma Documentaries

NHK documentary about life in the Sertar monastery in Tibet, including interviews with high lamas and nuns.

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The Revival of Buddhism in China

Posted on November 24, 2014March 23, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries
The Revival of Buddhism in China

A talk outlining the history and then examining the current status of Buddhism in China, the forms it is taking and how it can operate in a communist country.

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The Leshan Giant Buddha Statue

Posted on October 13, 2014March 21, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

Two short films on the Giant Leshan Buddha Statue in China, by far the largest stone sculpture in the pre-modern world (mainly English, interviews in Mandarin with subtitles).

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