Vajrayana – Page 9 – Dharma Documentaries

Great Minds 19, Saicho to Nichiren – Japanese Buddhism

A history of Japanese Buddhism from its introduction to the 13th century.

A film about the life and works of Lama Govinda, a yogi striving in the way of Milarepa.

A film made around a 10-day ceremony held to open the new temple Chokling Monastery in India.

A short film about the meeting and interchanges between Tibetan Buddhism and western culture.

A film following the life of Hannah Nydahl, one of the founders of Diamond Way Buddhism, and her encounters with many high Lamas.

A look at Lama Ole, the founder of Diamond Way Buddhism, a European lay organisation teaching in the lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.

A film from 2003 which looks at the establishment of Buddhism in NZ from a number of different angles.

An interlocking story of three people, Khentsye Rinpoche and two of his students on their life’s journey.

A fascinating look at the practice of self-mummification as practiced by members of the Shingon sect in Japan.

A film which looks at the self-mummification of a monk in the Himalayan regions.