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Ayya Yeshe and the Bodhicitta Foundation

Posted on August 22, 2016August 22, 2016 by Dharma Documentaries

Three videos about Ayya Yeshe and the Bodhicitta Foundation which she founded in India to help Dalits and other underprivileged people.

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Nepal with Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche

Posted on May 27, 2016June 30, 2016 by Dharma Documentaries

A film looking at various projects in Nepal, featuring an extended interview with Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche.

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Becoming a Woman in Zanskar

Posted on January 8, 2016March 27, 2021 by Dharma Documentaries

The story of two young women growing up in Zanskar who come to the age where they will leave their families: one to get married, the other to become a nun.

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From Tibet to Turtle Island

Posted on May 6, 2015September 3, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

A film from 1999 about Tibetan tradition nuns in Nepal and their first trip to the States presenting Tibetan cultural activities.

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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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Mother Sela – Artist and Buddhist Nun

Posted on September 29, 2014October 1, 2014 by Dharma Documentaries

A fascinating documentary following a successful Lebanese artist as she leaves behind her previous life in the States and ordains in Sri Lanka.

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Amongst White Clouds in China

Posted on July 4, 2014March 17, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A documentary featuring meetings with contemporary Buddhist Masters living remotely in the Zhongnan mountains in China (mainly Mandarin with English subtitles).

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The Freedom of being a Buddhist Nun

Posted on March 24, 2014March 18, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A short film about the Tibetan tradition English nun Ani Chudrun, who was previously a successful presenter on Top Gear, a BBC TV program about cars and driving.

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ZEN – A Fabian Enzinger Film

Posted on July 22, 2011March 20, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

This is one of the finest non-verbal films I’ve come across so even better that it is also connected with Buddhism, being taken at a remote Zen temple in the Japanese Alps.

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