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The International Buddhist Confederation is delighted to present ‘The Bodhipath Film Festival’, scheduled to be held on 10-11 March 2025 at the India International Centre (Main ), Lodhi Estate, New Delhi - 110003.

Meticulous progression, an integral aspect of Buddha Dhamma, emphasizes careful and deliberate advancement towards enlightenment. Buddha Dhamma involves mindfulness and precision, where every thought, action, and moment are carefully considered to achieve compassion with spiritual awakening. This dedication to meticulous progression reinforces the impact of mindfulness in achieving depth and truth.

Similarly, as a medium and art form, film making represents an exceptionally intricate and sophisticated technological endeavour. The multifaceted relationship among the conceptualizations of the filmmaker, the machinery, the art, the narrative building and the human resources involved is so intensely knitted that it often defies comprehensible description. The veracity and authenticity achieved by motion pictures are directly proportional to the filmmaker’s depth of observation and insight.

Creating a film requires careful attention to detail, much like Buddha Dhamma’s emphasis on systematic advancement. Every frame and interaction must be crafted for an authentic and harmonious representation. Buddhist films provide significant opportunities to visualise the Buddha, His teachings and the self in nuanced ways. Buddhist films can be considered as part of the spiritual journey that reshapes vision and the act of viewing becomes a ritual process and contemplative practice.

¹   For Day 1- C.D Deshmukh Auditorium
For Day 2 Seminar Halls I & II

The Bodhipath Film Festival aims to celebrate and showcase the rich spiritual, cultural, and philosophical traditions of Buddha Dhamma through the motion picture medium. The film festival, underscores the universality of Dhamma, reflecting common values between various traditions, practices and beliefs across Asian Buddhist countries, as individuals, families, societies, and nations at large grapple with contemporary challenges; seeking answers from Dhamma to address the chaos and uncertainty all around and the breakdown of human relationships.

This event is dedicated to Buddhists globally and offers a platform for myriad representations, ranging from historical teachings of the Buddha to unravelling the tribulations of the mind, to be shared and appreciated by the global audience. Over two days, the festival will feature screenings of ten highly recommended global films that have been meticulously curated to reflect the beauty of Buddhist practices, experiences and the appreciation of values such as compassion, mindfulness, and impermanence, which are prerequisites in diurnal life. In addition to the film screenings, the festival will host four panel discussions, each designed to seek the crux of the themes and insights presented in the films. The broad topics for the panel discussions are as follows:

The festival aims to illuminate and nurture the core values of Buddha Dhamma through the powerful cinematic expression. The panel discussions will serve as a bridge between filmmakers, scholars, and audiences, encouraging meaningful dialogue and exchange of ideas. The festival aspires to preserve and celebrate Buddhist heritage in a rapidly modernizing world, ensuring that the teachings and philosophies of the Buddha continue to awaken and motivate the future generations. There is no doubt that the relevance and importance of Buddhist films over a period of time is a continually evolving process and can be seen as a contemporary representation of skillful means of the Buddha.