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Mar 29, 2010 · If Buddhism ranks among the three most accomplished missionary religions of the world (along with Christianity and Islam), then the filmmaker David Grubin can well be considered a successful...
Documentary on the Buddha's life: https://youtu.be/EDgd8LT9AL4. Documentary on meditation: https://youtu.be/HBX92PT3264. I recommend you explore Tergar online after watching both documentaries, it is a wonderful community.
A wonderful introduction to the life of the Buddha. There are excerpts of the Dalai Lama and other monks which are very good, the narrated sections are of high quality, and some of the lay people have interesting things to contribute.
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"The Buddha" is an interesting, PBS documentary tracing the life story of the Buddha. It is good for an introduction to Buddhist mythology, but could benefit from a bit more depth. Through the use of animation and interviews with figures such as the Dalai Lama, the documentary explains what Buddhists believe the Buddha went through, and what ...
The Buddha: Directed by David Grubin. With Richard Gere, Blair Brown, The Dalai Lama, Mark Epstein. After 400 BC, a new philosophy was born in South east Asia, generated from the ideas of Buddha, a mysterious Prince from Nepal who gained enlightenment while he sat under a large, shapely fig tree.
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- David Grubin
- 2010-04-17
The Buddha. Ratings: 7.90 / 10 from 115 users. 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.
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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.
