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Little Buddha
1993 film by Bernardo Bertolucci
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
2003 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-duk
Broken Blossoms
1919 film by D. W. Griffith
Kundun
Kundun is a 1997 American epic biographical film written by Melissa Mathison and directed by Martin Scorsese. It is based on the life and writings of the 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso (known also as Kundun), the exiled political and spiritual leader of Tibet. A grandnephew of the Dalai Lama, Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong, stars as the adult Dalai Lama, while the Dalai Lama's niece Tencho Gyalpo appears as his mother.
Aśoka
2001 film by Santosh Sivan
The Golden Child
1986 film by Michael Ritchie
Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior
2006 television film directed by John Laing
Beyond Rangoon
1995 film by John Boorman
The Cup
1999 film by Khyentse Norbu
Himalaya
1999 film by Éric Valli
The Burmese Harp
1956 film by Kon Ichikawa
Youth Without Youth
2007 film by Francis Ford Coppola
Amrapali
1966 film by Lekh Tandon
Ikkyū-san
Japanese anime television series
Samsara
2001 film by Pan Nalin
Travellers and Magicians
2003 film by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche
Xuanzang
2016 Chinese-Indian film by Huo Jianqi
A Kid from Tibet
1991 film by Yuen Biao
Running on Karma
2003 film by Johnnie To, Wai Ka-Fai
7aum Arivu
2011 Indian film directed by A. R. Murugadoss
Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?
1989 South Korean film directed by Bae Yong-kyun
Milarepa
2006 film directed by Neten Chokling
Valley of Flowers
2006 film by Pan Nalin
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
2000 film by Jabbar Patel
Svaha: The Sixth Finger
2019 film directed by Jang Jae-hyun
Doomsday Book
2012 film by Kim Ji-woon
Siddhartha
1972 film directed by Conrad Rooks
Paap
Paap () is a 2003 Indian crime thriller film, directed by Pooja Bhatt in her directorial debut, and features John Abraham, Udita Goswami, Gulshan Grover and Mohan Agashe. The film received mixed reviews from critics, praising its cinematography, and direction, but criticism for the screenplay. The film is remembered for its soundtrack and also marked the Bollywood debut of singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan with "Mann Ki Lagan".
Oseam
2003 South Korean animated film directed by Baek-Yeob Seong
Ram Setu
2022 film directed by Abhishek Sharma
Unmistaken Child
2008 Israeli film directed by Nati Baratz
Enlightenment Guaranteed
1999 film by Doris Dörrie
Baggio: The Divine Ponytail
2021 film directed by Letizia Lamartire
Peacock King
media franchise based on the manga series of the same name
Zen
2009 Japanese film about Dōgen Zenji directed by Banmei Takahashi
Hi! Dharma 2: Showdown in Seoul
2004 South Korean comedy film directed by Park Chul-kwan
Shinran: Path to Purity
1987 film by Rentarō Mikuni
Golden Kingdom
2015 film by Brian Perkins
Dedication of the Great Buddha
1952 film by Teinosuke Kinugasa
Avalokitesvara
2013 Chinese film directed by Zhang Xin
A Journey of Samyak Buddha
2013 film by Praveen Damle
Buddha in Africa
2019 film directed by Nicole Schafer
Three Monks
1980 film
OK Baytong
2003 Thai film directed by Nonzee Nimibutr
A Deer of Nine Colors
1981 film directed by Dai Tielang
The Book of the Dead
2005 film by Kihachirō Kawamoto
Kutty Srank
2010 film by Shaji N. Karun
Hi! Dharma!
2001 South Korean comedy film directed by Park Chul-kwan
The Holy Man
2005 film
About Family
2024 South Korean film by Yang Woo-suk