Crossing the Bardo (2014)

ダライ・ラマ14世の苦難と波乱に満ちた半生をマーティン・スコセッシ監督が描き出した壮大な精神探求のスペクタクル。チベットのとある寒村にやってきた高僧。彼らの目的は数年前に逝去したダライ・ラマ13世の生まれ変わりを探すことだったが……

1939年、世界最高峰の制覇を目指し、ヒマラヤ山脈へと向かった登山家ハラー。だが彼は第二次世界大戦の勃発により、イギリス軍の捕虜となってしまう。登山仲間とともに、ヒマラヤ山脈を越える決死の脱出を図るハラーたち。そして逃亡の果て彼らは、チベットの聖地へとたどり着く。

An isolated lake, where an old monk lives in a small floating temple. The monk has a young boy living with him, learning to become a monk. We watch as seasons and years pass by.

ブッダとイエスは世紀末を何事もなく越え、バカンスを下界で過ごすことに。東京の立川にあるアパートで二人暮らしをスタートさせたものの、無意識のうちについ奇跡を起こしてしまい、近隣の人に怪しまれることもしばしば。それでも、ブッダはTシャツ作りを楽しみ、イエスはインターネットのドラマ感想ブログで人気者になるなど、下界での生活をエンジョイするようになり……。

ベルトルッチらしい美しい場面で綴る、魅惑的な輪廻転生譚。案内役となるのはアメリカ・シアトルの9歳の少年ジェシー。突然訪れた三人のラマ僧が彼の前にひざまずく。少年を仏陀の生まれ変わり、活仏だと言うのだ。父と共に未知のチベットに旅した少年は、そこで太古の偉大な王子ゴータマの伝説を学び、その姿を目の当たりに見て仏性に目覚めていく。インド・ロケによる王子が栄華を極めるシークェンスや、彼が悟りを開いて仏陀となるシーン等、SFXも絶妙で、映像的には大変見応えがある。

Narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch, Walk With Me is a cinematic journey into the world of a monastic community who practice the art of mindfulness with Zen Buddhist master Thich Nhat Hanh.

How do you reconcile a commitment to non-violence when faced with violence? Why do the poor often seem happier than the rich? Must a society lose its traditions in order to move into the future? These are some of the questions posed to His Holiness the Dalai Lama by filmmaker and explorer Rick Ray. Ray examines some of the fundamental questions of our time by weaving together observations from his own journeys throughout India and the Middle East, and the wisdom of an extraordinary spiritual leader. This is his story, as told and filmed by Rick Ray during a private visit to his monastery in Dharamsala, India over the course of several months. Also included is rare historical footage as well as footage supplied by individuals who at great personal risk, filmed with hidden cameras within Tibet.

明朝末期。書生のグーは、小さな村に母親と暮らしていた。ある日、店に現れたオウヤンという男に、住んでいるチンルー砦のことを聞かれる。近所を調べると、そこには美しい女性ヤンが越してきていた。時が経ち、グーとヤンの距離が縮まる中、二人の目の前に待ち構えていたオウヤンが現れ、剣を抜きヤンと戦い始める。なんとヤンは政府（東廠）に処刑された大臣の娘であり、唯一の生き残りだった。人相書を頼まれたことで事実を知ったグーは、姿を消したヤンを探し出し、彼女とその仲間を助けるために、兵法を使って東廠の追跡隊を罠にかける。

既成仏教に疑問を抱き、大宋国にわたって正師と真実の教えに巡り合った道元は、日本に戻り、様々な出会いと別れの中で、時の権力に心の太刀で立ち向かい、万人を救済する真の教えを説いていく。

A love story situated in the Himalayas. A Buddhist monk can't choose between life and the way of the Buddha.

The influential life and powerful messages of Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh are explored in this biographical documentary. For more than 50 years, this amazing social activist has preached self-awareness and compassion for all living beings. Follow him as he travels through France and the United States—including a stop at the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C.—spreading peace by teaching mindfulness and forgiveness.

A Zen priest in San Francisco and cookbook author use Zen Buddhism and cooking to relate to everyday life.

Buddhist monks open up about the joys and challenges of living out the precepts of the Buddha as a full-time vocation. Controversies swirling within modern monastic Buddhism are examined, from celibacy and the role of women to racism and concerns about the environment.

Devout Buddhists, Norbu and Dolma live with their young son Tashi in a clan in Tibet. Norbu is a highwayman. After Norbu is charged with stealing from the temple, he and his family are banished. Impoverished and marginalized, they can do little when their beloved son becomes ill. Tashi dies of a fever. After a second son is born, Norbu focuses his every action on keeping this child alive, seeking re-admission to the clan for his wife and child, then risking all to save them from isolation and starvation in winter.

Wheel of Time is Werner Herzog's photographed look at the largest Buddhist ritual in Bodh Gaya, India.

This documentary for PBS by award-winning filmmaker David Grubin and narrated by Richard Gere, tells the story of the Buddha’s life, a journey especially relevant to our own bewildering times of violent change and spiritual confusion. It features the work of some of the world’s greatest artists and sculptors, who across two millennia, have depicted the Buddha’s life in art rich in beauty and complexity. Hear insights into the ancient narrative by contemporary Buddhists, including Pulitzer Prize winning poet W.S. Merwin and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Join the conversation and learn more about meditation, the history of Buddhism, and how to incorporate the Buddha’s teachings on compassion and mindfulness into daily life.

A sister and brother, the last heirs of a family of acrobats, are called upon by a Buddhist monk sect to retrieve an artifact that their ancestors have protected throughout the ages.

About three monks in a remote monastery; an aging master, a small orphan and a young man who left his city life to seek Enlightenment.

Nepal 1950. A mysterious, unexplored country. The Swiss geologist Toni Hagen, was the first European to pass through the "forbidden" kingdom. He doesn't discover any mineral resources there. Yet he does uncover the mysteries of life and penetrates towards a more profound truth which lends a new dimension to his life. In the spring of 1999, Hagen returns to Nepal to keep a promise of almost 50 years: At that time a Buddhist monk had presented him with the gift of a valuable and mystical ring.

Developed by Thích Nhất Hạnh himself, the exercises taught here combine simple stretching and graceful gestures with mindfulness meditation. Join Thich Nhat Hanh and Plum Village monk Brother Michael to explore ten unique movements. Practice them before or after sitting meditation anytime you have a few minutes to refresh your body and quiet your mind.