A 30-minute Documentary Film DVD

Dhamma Dana, the second award winning film from up-and-coming filmmaker Theodore Martland, takes you inside the Theravada Monastic tradition of Myanmar (Burma).

Filmed on a 26-day special permission visa from the Burmese government and Ministry of Religious Affairs in 2008, this 30-minute award winning documentary introduces the Theravada philosophy of monastic life while visiting monasteries, meditation centers, and sacred sites around Myanmar (Burma)—“The Golden Land of Buddhism.”

The former president of the Theravada University in Yangon outlines the basic tenets while meditation masters, monks, and one very heart-warming Burmese nun give commentary about the tradition.

In the Theravada tradition, which is followed by 90% of Burmese people, peace and freedom are not pursued externally. Instead the Theravada Buddhists find freedom within themselves. This path to inner liberation is propagated by the Sangha, the community of ordained monks and nuns, and originates from the Buddha’s 2500 year-old teachings. Over 5% of Burmese people are members of the Sangha who materially survive on Sangha Dana: the offerings given by lay devotees. It is by the merit of Sangha Dana that the order of monks and nuns can continue to recompense the generosity with Dhamma Dana: the sacred gift of the Buddha’s teachings.

The film is on sale for a good cause. All profit from the sale of the DVD benefits the Dhamma Moli Project based out of Kathmandu, which provides a home and education for young Nepalese girls who are at risk of being sold to sex-traffickers.

“In order to understand another culture we must approach it with an open mind. And sometimes, starting to look at another culture opens our mind in ways we never thought possible.”

~ Theodore Martland, Director

Click here to view a trailer of Dhamma Dana.

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