Thailand – Dharma Documentaries

Introduction of Theravāda Buddhism to Angkor

This Yale lecture by Dr. Andrew Harris uses archaeology to trace how Theravāda Buddhism was introduced and established across Angkor.

An episode from this Thai series on Buddhism in Asia looks at Zen in Japan.

A non-narrative look at the life in a quiet Forest Monastery in Thailand.

The story of Angulimāla, his birth, studies, assignment, conversion, ordination and end.

A look at the life of Luang Pu Plang Suntharo, and his predecessor, Luang Pu Fan.

A day in the life of a novice as he serves his ageing master, Luang Pu Boonsom Samathiviriyo, in Thailand.

A look at the life and teachings of Luang Pu Boonsom Samathiviriyo, of the Luang Pu Mun tradition, in Isaan, Thailand.

A review of Ajahn Sumedho’s life from birth to the mid 1990s.

A film looking at objects stolen from Thailand and Cambodia and on display in museums in the west.

The first of three films on this subject comes from 1998, looking at the looting of Khmer antiquities and where they end up.