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The Buddha
The Buddha
Sun, 03/07/2021 - 1:00pm - 3:30pm
This film brings to life Prince Siddhartha and his journey.
Twenty-five-hundred years ago in northern
The film, narrated by actor Richard Gere, is undertaken in conjunction with Asia Society Museum, which has organized an exhibition entitled Pilgrimage and Buddhist Art, the first-ever exhibition examining artistic production inspired by sacred sites and the practice of Buddhist pilgrimage in Asia.
Experts on the Buddha, representing a variety of disciplines, relate the key episodes of the Buddha's life and reflect on what his journey means for us today. They include His Holiness the Dalai Lama; poets Jane Hirshfield and W.S. Merwin; scholars Robert Thurman, Kevin Trainor, and D. Max Moerman; astrophysicist Trinh Xuan Thuan; psychiatrist Mark Epstein; and practicing Buddhist monastics.
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