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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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Japanese Buddhist Statues

Posted on October 26, 2015September 14, 2025 by Dharma Documentaries

A short introduction from NHK on the various Buddhist statues that are found in Japan.

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The Zen Mind

Posted on December 26, 2014October 28, 2015 by Dharma Documentaries

This is a beautifully photographed and edited introduction to the many faces of Zen in contemporary Japan.

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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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David Eckel: Buddhism 21-22 of 24

Posted on November 21, 2014March 15, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

The twenty-first and twenty-second lectures by Prof David Eckel on Buddhism look at the background to the introduction of Buddhism to Japan, and then at some of the great teachers and the schools they founded.

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Soto Zen Buddhism, Daihonzan Eiheiji

Posted on August 20, 2014August 20, 2014 by Dharma Documentaries

A short look at the famous Daihonzan Eiheiji Temple, its history, structure and daily routine.

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The Monk Bodhidharma, The First Patriarch of Zen

Posted on May 16, 2014September 14, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

Documentary from India’s Doordarshan on the legendary life and missionary work of Ven Bodhidharma

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James Cahill on Ch’an Painting, 4: Sogenga and Ch’an Landscapes

Posted on September 13, 2013October 26, 2013 by Dharma Documentaries

This fourth lecture of Ch’an Painting looks at the appreciation of this style in Japan and concludes by examining some of the best landscape paintings.

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James Cahill on Ch’an Painting, 3: Muqi’s Six Persimmons

Posted on September 6, 2013October 26, 2013 by Dharma Documentaries

The third in this series of discussions about Ch’an painting by James Cahill looks at Muqi’s iconographic Six Persimmons painting.

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James Cahill on Ch’an Painting, 2: Beginnings and Muqi Fachang

Posted on August 30, 2013October 26, 2013 by Dharma Documentaries

A second lecture on Ch’an painting in China by the distinguished art historian James Cahill.

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