There are several movies about the life of Jesus, but I don't know of any about the life of the Siddhārtha (except for a documentary). Perhaps there is a foreign film I have overlooked? India has a major film production industry ("Bollywood"), so it seems odd to me that there wouldn't be some dramatic feature film portraying the Buddha's life.
By the way, I think the Buddha's story could appeal to a large Western audience. He was the son of a king and as a child was raised in a life of total luxury. (For example, he several palaces and had innumerable beautiful women attending to his every need.) He married a beautiful girl and they had a son together. But at age 29 he kissed his wife and kid goodbye then wandered off into the forest to seek enlightenment. It seems to me that this has the basic elements for a great dramatic story.
2007-03-12 09:10:02 · 13 answers · asked by eroticohio 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
I think there are like
Life of Buddha in DVD a movie by Martin Meissonnier
Siddhartha a movie by Conrad Rooks, based on a book by Hermann Hesse.
Try this link, it has movies based on Buddha, maybe not about his life, but about his teaching and stuff
http://www.adherents.com/movies/buddhist_box.html
2007-03-12 09:31:19 · answer #1 · answered by Batman Simon 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2017-01-01 07:00:52 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Are there any movies about the life of Siddhartha Gautama (aka, "The Buddha")?
There are several movies about the life of Jesus, but I don't know of any about the life of the Siddhārtha (except for a documentary). Perhaps there is a foreign film I have overlooked? India has a major film production industry ("Bollywood"), so it seems odd to me that there...
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Buddha is a title meaning enlightened one. Siddhartha Gautama was his name. When someone says Buddha, they usually mean Siddhartha because he is considered the greatest.
2016-04-07 05:46:54 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone else mentioned "Little Buddha" with Keanu Reeves, but there's also a film in the making that covers the life story of Buddha... titled "Buddha" and based on the book Old Path White Clouds by Thich Nhat Hanh.
There's also the movie "Siddhartha", based on the book by Herman Hesse.
2007-03-19 17:35:44 · answer #5 · answered by Spider 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi, might not be what you are looking for... Keanu Reeves played Buddha in 'Little Buddha' in 1993.
part of the story that you left out involves Buddha's mother dying in childbirth, did this cause him so much pain that he sought enlightenment and the end of human suffering?
2007-03-19 16:24:26 · answer #6 · answered by ithinkiatetoomuch 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try searching the Internet Movie Data Base at: www.imdb.com
2007-03-12 09:35:22 · answer #7 · answered by Creampoof737 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never know anything about the movies in India, but I heard from somewhere that they will be filming it though.
2007-03-18 02:25:10 · answer #8 · answered by thesims2addict 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddha_(film)
Bollywood is making a movie on Buddha.
2007-03-12 09:19:17 · answer #9 · answered by nasimsaad 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"the life of buddha"
"shakka"
"buddhadev"
these are all i could find. hope this helps you.
2007-03-12 09:20:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋