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Little Buddha

Posted on March 18, 2016June 22, 2025 by Dharma Documentaries

A film about the finding of a reincarnated Tibetan Lama, along with a retelling of the Buddha story.

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Zen in America, Shunry Suzuki Roshi

Posted on November 20, 2015June 30, 2016 by Dharma Documentaries

A compilation of documentaries about the Japanese Zen Master and his works in America.

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Tulku (Masters who are Reborn in the West)

Posted on July 24, 2015May 21, 2016 by Dharma Documentaries

A film made by a recognised reincarnated master about the problems of integrating this Tibetan tradition when living in the West.

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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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If a Tree Falls, A Story of the Earth Liberation Front

Posted on February 6, 2015August 1, 2021 by Dharma Documentaries

A film outlining a history of one of the cells of the Earth Liberation Front.

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Building Without Nails, the Genius of Japanese Carpentry

Posted on February 2, 2015February 2, 2015 by Dharma Documentaries

A short documentary on the traditional art of Japanese carpentry and its place in modern New York.

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David Eckel: Buddhism 23-24 of 24

Posted on November 28, 2014March 15, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

The final two lectures by Prof David Eckel on Buddhism look at the influential Zen school and the introduction of Buddhism to America during the 20th century.

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The Buddha’s Forgotten Nuns

Posted on May 12, 2014September 3, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

A 30-minute documentary talking to people on both sides of the divide in the discussion about the re-establishment of the Bhikkhuni order in the Theravada tradition.

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America before Columbus (the Columbian Exchange)

Posted on May 7, 2014June 12, 2021 by Dharma Documentaries

A pair of films that look at the ecological state of the Old World and the New World before Columbus sailed to the Americas, and again what the impact was after they had made contact

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Cold Mountain, Chinese Poet of the Tang Dynasty

Posted on February 5, 2014February 5, 2014 by Dharma Documentaries

An appreciation of the Chinese Tang Dynasty era poet Han Shan (Cold Mountain) by some of his finest American translators.

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