Dharma Documentaries

Documentaries about the Buddhist Teaching, the associated cultures, mainly in Asia, and films about ecology and human rights.

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66 Zen Gardens in Japan. A second non-verbal film about the gardens in Japan focuses on the Zen Gardens. https://t.co/ybA7Zf3s5X #Culture #Dharma #Ecology #Gardens #Japan #Monasteries #Nature #Zen

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The Gardens of Kyoto. The first of two contemplative non-verbal films looking at gardens in Japan. https://t.co/45okQuDt7s #Culture #Ecology #Environment #Gardens #Japan #Nature #Temples

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Jātakas and the Tableau, Level 1, Borobudur, 04. The last part of a series of videos looking at the Jātaka and stories and other tableau on Level 1 at Borobudur. https://t.co/aLfPMtpktZ #Culture #Dharma #Disciples #Indonesia #Java #Reliefs

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Jātakamālā Level 1, Borobudur, 02. The second part of the Jātakamālā stories at Borobudur, and also other Jātaka and Avadāna stories. https://t.co/mpmO6vof2c #Culture #Dharma #Bodhisattva #Indonesia #Java #Reliefs

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Jātakamālā Level 1, Borobudur, 01. The first of four videos looking at the Jātaka reliefs at Borobudur. This first one covers 25 stories. https://t.co/NLUP3WwcAK #Culture #Dharma #Architecture #Bodhisattva #Indonesia #Java #Reliefs

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Salomon, Gandharan Buddhist Reliquaries and Gandharan Buddhism. A look at the reliquaries that have been found in Gandhara, and what they tell us about Buddhism and society. https://t.co/br4aeyxxM3 #Culture #Dharma #Afghanistan #Archaeology #Gandhara #Pakistan #Relics

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Menon, Animal Representations in Buddhist Art. An insightful talk about the portraits of animals on the stupa at Kanaganahalli in Karnataka. https://t.co/cVn5yuLE6z #Culture #Animals #Archaeology #Asoka #India

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Bopearachchi, Buddha Sakyamuni and the Bhiksuni Utpalavarna. A talk by Prof. Bopearachchi explaining the iconography of the worshiping of the Buddha by the Bhiksuni Utpalavarna as he descends from heaven. https://t.co/R9Ap5guIif #Culture #Dharma #Archaeology #Gandhara #Pakistan

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Indians 5, Nalanda and the Decline of Buddhism. The fifth in a series of films recounting Indian civilisations focuses on the great universities of the North-East. https://t.co/Nk8MWzGVG2 #Culture #Education #India #Medicine #Yogacara

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Indians 4, The Ikshvakus of Andhra Pradesh. The fourth in a series of films recounting Indian civilisations looks at the Āndhra kingdoms, which produced so much of Buddhist art. https://t.co/KRjlrneUyK #Culture #Archaeology #Dharma #Hinduism #India

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Indians 3, The Mauryans and Megasthenes. The third in a series of films recounting Indian civilisations looks at the Mauryan period. https://t.co/m9JnZZWk4i #Culture #Asoka #Buddhism #Caste #Hinduism #India

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Indians 2, The Aryans and the Vedic Age. The second in a series of films recounting Indian civilisations focuses on the Aryans and the Vedic Age. https://t.co/bTxjU48ZZ6 #Culture #Brahminism #History #India #Russia

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Indians 1, The Harappans. The first in a series of films recounting Indian civilisations focuses on the Indus Valley Civilisation. https://t.co/JenLHwJwhi #Culture #India #IndusValley #Pakistan

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Taima Mandala. A look at one of the Japanese Taima Mandalas which describe and picture the Pure Land. https://t.co/azuEA9ntoh #Dharma #Japan #Mandalas #Meditation #PureLand

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The Geshema is Born. The story of how the highest educational degrees were opened up to nuns in the Tibetan tradition. https://t.co/wfPTBCMH6e #Dharma #Dalai Lama #India #Nuns #Tibet #Vajrayana

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The Ancient Path 12-13, Reflections. The last two in a series of films looking at strict Vinaya traditions monks in China. https://t.co/7dj4M5rlNY #Dharma #China #Dhutanga #Mahayana #Monks #Vinaya

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The Ancient Path 9-11, Walking. Three videos in a series of films looking at strict Vinaya traditions monks in China. https://t.co/jczL7IMqs2 #Dharma #China #Dhutanga #Mahayana #Monks #Vinaya

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The Ancient Path 6-8, Precepts, Requisites and Dwellings. The Ancient Path 6-8, Precepts, Requisites and Dwellings. https://t.co/L4X7dqB7KQ #Culture #China #Dhutanga #Mahayana #Monks #Vinaya

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The Ancient Path 4-5, Money and Dining. The fourth and fifth films in this series is about the strict upholding of the money rules in the Vinaya-tradition monks of China. https://t.co/oS4q2c8BEy #Dharma #China #Dhutanga #Mahayana #Monks #Vinaya