Edition |
Widescreen edition. |
Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen presentation; stereo. |
Cast |
Narrators, Richard Gere, Blair Brown ; participants, W.S. Merwin, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Mark Epstein, Robert Tenzin Thurman. |
Credits |
Cinematographer, James Callanan ; editor, Deborah Peretz ; music, Michael Bacon. |
Note |
"Produced in conjunction with the exhibition, Pilgrimage and Buddhist Art, organized by Asia Society Museum, New York." |
Audience |
Not rated. |
Summary |
Recounts the life of the Buddha and presents the tenets of Buddhism. |
Contents |
Birth -- Siddhartha -- Leaving the palace -- Reincarnation -- Asceticism -- A childhood memory -- Enlightenment -- The first teaching -- The four noble truths -- The sangha -- Meditation -- Teachings -- Miracles -- Death of the Buddha. |
Note |
Special features: Interview with David Grubin ; Interview with His Holiness the Dalai Lama ; Making animation for The Buddha ; Buddhist pilgrimage sites. |
Language |
English dialogue with optional subtitles in English or Chinese Mandarin (traditional and simplified); described video for the visually impaired; closed-captioned. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Gautama Buddha.
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Buddhists -- India.
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Buddhism.
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Documentary.
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Genre/Form |
Biographical television programs.
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Religious television programs.
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Historical television programs.
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Documentary television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
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Added Author |
Grubin, David.
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Bowers, Anna.
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Gere, Richard, 1949-
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Brown, Blair.
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Merwin, W. S. (William Stanley), 1927-2019
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Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935-
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Epstein, Mark, 1953-
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Thurman, Robert A. F.
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Asia Society. Museum.
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David Grubin Productions.
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Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
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PBS Distribution (Firm)
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Pilgrimage and Buddhist Art (Exhibition)
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ISBN |
9781608831951 |
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1608831957 |
Standard No. |
841887011983 |
Music No. |
BUDD601 PBS |
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