The Buddha

Full Program

Special | 1h 51m 47s

Award-winning filmmaker David Grubin tells the story of the Buddha's life narrated by Richard Gere, a journey especially relevant to our own bewildering times of violent change and spiritual confusion.

Aired: 04/08/10 | Expired: 07/11/17 | Rating: TV-G

Major funding provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation. Additional funding provided by: the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, the Shinnyo-en Foundation, the Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation and the Bumper Foundation.

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