The Story of Buddha
Overview
This documentary for PBS by award-winning filmmaker David Grubin and narrated by Richard Gere, tells the story of the Buddha’s life, a journey especially relevant to our own bewildering times of violent change and spiritual confusion. It features the work of some of the world’s greatest artists and sculptors, who across two millennia, have depicted the Buddha’s life in art rich in beauty and complexity. Hear insights into the ancient narrative by contemporary Buddhists, including Pulitzer Prize winning poet W.S. Merwin and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Join the conversation and learn more about meditation, the history of Buddhism, and how to incorporate the Buddha’s teachings on compassion and mindfulness into daily life.
Cast
Richard Gere
Narrator
Blair Brown
Narrator
Tenzin Gyatso
Self
Mark Epstein
Self - Psychiatrist / Author
William Stanley Merwin
Self - Poet
September Dawn
Close
The House with Laughing Windows
Joker
Oppenheimer
The Grapes of Wrath
The Substance
Swimming Pool
Smurfs
Spirited Away
Palm Springs
Mickey 17
Body Double
Kiss Me Deadly
Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans
Guilty of Romance
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
For Love and Gold
Sergeant Rutledge
Killers of the Flower Moon