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‘The Buddha’ on PBS

By Tricycle

PBS’s Buddha biopic premieres tonight, a day before the Buddha’s birthday in Japan (or one of them anyway.) You can watch the trailer here. David Grubin directs the documentary and Richard Gere narrates. The two-hour show will cover the Buddha’s life and some fundamental points of his teachings.

On the PBS site you can buy a DVD of the show, and play mahjong.

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