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Tag: Temples

Japanese Buddhist Statues

Posted on October 26, 2015September 14, 2025 by Dharma Documentaries

A short introduction from NHK on the various Buddhist statues that are found in Japan.

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Ellora Caves: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism

Posted on October 19, 2015June 30, 2016 by Dharma Documentaries

Four short films looking first at the Ellora Caves sites, which was a site shared by the Buddhist, Hindu and Jaina monastics, and then appreciations of these three religions.

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Buddhist Footprints in Maharashtra

Posted on October 5, 2015June 30, 2016 by Dharma Documentaries

A look at the some of the cave temples in Maharasthra, which are amongst the greatest of the Buddhist remains in India.

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Buddhism and Buddhist Footprints

Posted on September 21, 2015September 21, 2016 by Dharma Documentaries

Two well made films from India on the life of the Buddha and the spread of the religion in its various forms, and its re-entry into India in recent times.

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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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Koh Ker, the Lost City of Khmer Empire

Posted on September 14, 2015August 3, 2025 by Dharma Documentaries

A short documentary on the one time capital of Angkor, Koh Ker, which flourished during the 10th century (Khmer with English subtitles).

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China from Above: The Living Past

Posted on September 7, 2015June 22, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

A look at some of China’s most famous cultural and natural sights mainly from the air.

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Buddhist Architecture in Kyoto

Posted on August 17, 2015September 13, 2025 by Dharma Documentaries

A look at traditional Buddhist Temple architecture in Kyoto and the work of craftsmen in maintaining the temples to this day.

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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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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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