Name: Journey Into Buddhism
Released: 2011-05-22T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Documentary

These stunning documentaries are cinematic pilgrimages to legendary places in Southeast Asia and Tibet, including the spiritual wonders of Bali, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Tibet. This four hour series was called “eye-opening and essential if you have an interest in Eastern spirituality” by the Boston Globe and “an illuminating meditation” by Variety. From PBS.

2011 · 1h 20m

EPISODE 1

Dharma River

From PBS, DHARMA RIVER is a timeless journey through legendary rivers to the greatest Buddhist temples and mystical sites of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar. This is the first documentary in John Bush’s Yatra trilogy, which World Movie Reviews called “a spiritual film with a big heart that dazzles with amazing imagery” and “an illuminating meditation” by Variety.

1h 20 min
EPISODE 2

Prajna Earth

From PBS, PRAJNA EARTH explores the lost civilization of Angkor in Cambodia, the magnificent Angkor Wat temple and Bali’s sacred landscapes. Narrated by Sharon Stone, the trilogy's second film also shares trance dancers in the jungles of Java and the gigantic seven level mandala mountain of Borobudur and is described as “inducing an inner journey” by Asia Society, New York.

1h 22 min
EPISODE 3

Vajra Sky Over Tibet

From PBS, this stunning pilgrimage, “beautifully shot in Tibet’s most sacred sites” as described by Variety, received the blessing of the Dalai Lama and bears witness to the indomitable faith of the Tibetan Buddhist community and the imminent threat to its very survival. Traveling through breathtaking Himalayan terrain, this is the third film in John Bush’s Yatra Trilogy.

1h 25 min

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