Vajrayana – Dharma Documentaries

Mongolian Thangka

An excellent introduction to Mongolian thangka painting, its history and characteristics.

An overview of the teachings found in the Tibetan Book of the Dead.

The preservation of priceless thangkas and bronzes in a monastery in Ladakh.

A journey on foot into Tibet in 1949 to meet the Dalai Lama

A return to Zanskar to meet the nuns of the remote Tungri Nunnery is the remote Himalayas.

Life in a Ladakhi village recorded in 1986 before the opening of the country to the modern world.

This film follows the life of a Yangsi (or young Tulku) as he is recognised, enthroned and grows up in Bhutan and Nepal.

The story of how the highest educational degrees were opened up to nuns in the Tibetan tradition.

An excellent summary of the whole history of Buddhism in China from 1972.

The life of the Australian nun Robina Courtin and her work at prisons in the US.