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Tag: Buddha Biography

Tathagata Buddha

Posted on August 21, 2015August 5, 2019 by Dharma Documentaries

A very good Bollywood-style film on the life of the Buddha (Hindi, with English subtitles)

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Buddha, Genius of the Ancient World

Posted on August 14, 2015August 24, 2019 by Dharma Documentaries

A film about the life of the Buddha and the relevance of his revolutionary ideas for the modern world.

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The BBC’s Life of the Buddha

Posted on March 13, 2015June 9, 2020 by Dharma Documentaries

Acclaimed video documentary on the traditional life of the Buddha. Quite realistically portrayed, and a very positive film, even though it presents myth as history.

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Path to Enlightenment, 4/4

Posted on June 20, 2014August 21, 2015 by Dharma Documentaries

The last of four drama films on the Life of the Buddha and his main disciples, covering the period from the ascetic practice to the Bamboo Grove (Vietnamese with English Subtitles)

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Path to Enlightenment, 3/4

Posted on June 13, 2014August 21, 2015 by Dharma Documentaries

The third of four drama films on the Life of the Buddha and his main disciples, covering the period from the ascetic practice to the Bamboo Grove (Vietnamese with English Subtitles)

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Path to Enlightenment, 2/4

Posted on June 6, 2014August 21, 2015 by Dharma Documentaries

The second part of this film series on the Life of the Buddha and his Disciples covering some of the main events in his early career (Vietnamese with English Subtitles)

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Path to Enlightenment, 1/4

Posted on May 30, 2014August 21, 2015 by Dharma Documentaries

The first of four drama films on the Life of the Buddha and his main disciples, covering the period from the ascetic practice to the establishment of the Bamboo Grove (Vietnamese with English Subtitles)

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The Life of Gautama Buddha in Animation

Posted on November 29, 2013August 21, 2015 by Dharma Documentaries

Cartoon version of the Life of the Buddha with a good helping of Dhamma Teaching.

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Life of Buddha by Martin Meissonnier

Posted on December 21, 2012January 23, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A 90-minute film made for French networks in 2003 about the Life of the Buddha, featuring traditional story-tellers and interviews with archeologists, pandits and monks.

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Siddhartha, A Musical Journey to Enlightenment

Posted on May 4, 2012June 19, 2017 by Dharma Documentaries

Extracts from a musical produced by the vibrant Fo Shang Guan community in the Philippines tracing the Life of Siddhartha until his Awakening and his return to his home town – a special for Vesak.

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