A very good Bollywood-style film on the life of the Buddha (Hindi, with English subtitles)
Buddha, Genius of the Ancient World
A film about the life of the Buddha and the relevance of his revolutionary ideas for the modern world.
The BBC’s Life of the Buddha
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.
Path to Enlightenment, 4/4
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)
Path to Enlightenment, 3/4
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)
Path to Enlightenment, 2/4
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)
Path to Enlightenment, 1/4
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)
The Life of Gautama Buddha in Animation
Life of Buddha by Martin Meissonnier
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.
