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Thus Have I Heard 05, Up to Parinibbāna

Posted on September 6, 2024September 6, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

The last of five films on the Life of the Buddha in this animated feature from Thailand.

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Thus Have I Heard 03, Up to Devadatta and Ajātasattu

Posted on August 23, 2024August 23, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

The third of five films on the Life of the Buddha in this animated feature from Thailand.

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Thus Have I Heard 02, Up to the Two Chief Disciples

Posted on August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

The second of five films on the Life of the Buddha in this animated feature from Thailand.

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Thus Have I Heard 01, Up to the Awakening

Posted on August 9, 2024August 9, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

The first of five films on the Life of the Buddha in this animated feature from Thailand.

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The Story of the Weeping Camel

Posted on October 13, 2023October 13, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

The plot is about a family of nomadic shepherds in the Gobi desert trying to save the life of a rare white bactrian camel calf after it was rejected by its mother.

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Passage to Buddha (Hwaomkyung)

Passage to Buddha (Hwaomkyung)

Posted on March 24, 2023March 24, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries
Passage to Buddha (Hwaomkyung)

A modern-day Sudhana on his quest for the meaning of life in industrial Korea (Korean, with Eng. subs).

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Why Has Bodhidharma Left for the East?

Posted on January 20, 2023May 2, 2025 by Dharma Documentaries
Why-Has-Bodhidharma-Left-for-the-East

This is a hauntingly beautiful and deeply meditative film by Bae Yong-kyun, who spent 7 years making and editing the film, which is permeated by Buddhist themes and is built up around Zen koans and Zen-like dialogue.

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Escape from Tibet

Posted on December 2, 2022December 2, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A movie about the escape from Tibet of a young boy positioned as the Dalai Lama’s successor.

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A Bright Moon, the Life of Hong-yi

Posted on July 24, 2020July 25, 2020 by Dharma Documentaries
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.

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A Buddha (Argentina)

Posted on April 26, 2019September 3, 2020 by Dharma Documentaries
A Buddha (Argentina)

A movie about two brothers who undertake Zen practice in Argentina (Spanish with English Subtitles)

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