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Bhikkhuni Order, Path of Spiritual Freedom for Women

Posted on April 11, 2016September 3, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

A short and positive film looking at Bhikkhuni Dhammananda and her training centre Songdhammakalyani in Thailand.

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Becoming a Woman in Zanskar

Posted on January 8, 2016March 27, 2021 by Dharma Documentaries

The story of two young women growing up in Zanskar who come to the age where they will leave their families: one to get married, the other to become a nun.

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HUMAN, Volume One

Posted on October 16, 2015June 30, 2016 by Dharma Documentaries

A film as unlikely as it is riveting in which people speak about the things that matter to them in their lives.

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From Tibet to Turtle Island

Posted on May 6, 2015September 3, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

A film from 1999 about Tibetan tradition nuns in Nepal and their first trip to the States presenting Tibetan cultural activities.

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A Soldier becomes a Monk

Posted on February 9, 2015February 9, 2015 by Dharma Documentaries

A short documentary about Ven Sanghasena and the various good works he has been doing in Ladakh.

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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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The Last Life of Nirmala as a Woman

Posted on March 28, 2014September 3, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

This documentary follows one young Jaina as she prepares to leave home for the monastic life in the strict Digambara sect, forever cutting off ties to her family and past life.

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A New Beginning, Bhikkhunis in America

Posted on January 6, 2014September 3, 2024 by Dharma Documentaries

A 15-minute documentary tracing the inception and foundation of the Saranaloka Hermitage for bhikkhunis in America.

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The Towering Buddhist Pagoda of Yongning

Posted on December 9, 2013March 18, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A documentary exploring the history of one of the earliest and greatest Buddhist Pagodas in China, which is now lost to the flames of war (Mandarin, with English subtitles).

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Women Who Make America 3: Charting a New Course

Posted on November 27, 2013November 27, 2013 by Dharma Documentaries

The third part of a 3-part mini series giving a social history of the women’s movement in America.

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