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Ruocheng Ying | ... |
Lama Norbu
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Jesse Conrad
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Raju Lal | ... |
Raju
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Greishma Makar Singh | ... |
Gita
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Sogyal Rinpoche | ... |
Kenpo Tenzin
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Ven. Khyongla Rato Rinpoche | ... |
Abbot
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Lisa Conrad
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Ven. Geshe Tsultim Gyelsen | ... |
Lama Dorje
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Maria
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Jigme Kunsang | ... |
Champa
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Thubtem Jampa | ... |
Punzo
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Sonali
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T.K. Lama | ... |
Sangay
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Lama Norbu comes to Seattle in search of the reincarnation of his dead teacher, Lama Dorje. His search leads him to young Jesse Conrad, Raju, a waif from Kathmandu, and an upper class Indian girl. Together, they journey to Bhutan where the three children must undergo a test to prove which is the true reincarnation. Interspersed with this, is the story of Siddharta, later known as the Buddha. It traces his spiritual journey from ignorance to true enlightenment. Written by Samantha Santa Maria <TE7441667@ntuvax.ntu.ac.sg>
Plot Keywords:
buddhism | reincarnation | enlightenment | bare chested male | nonlinear timeline |Taglines:
A magical journey to a place where the past and the present meet.Genres:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
25 May 1994 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Lille Buddha See more »Box Office
Budget:
$35,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$4,858,139 (USA)Company Credits
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Lama Norbu: Once upon a time, in a village in ancient India, there was a little goat and a priest. The priest wanted to sacrifice the goat to the gods. He raised him arm to cut the goat's throat, when suddenly the goat began to laugh. The priest stopped, amazed, and asked the goat, "why do you laugh? Don't you know I'm about to cut your throat?" "Oh yes," said the goat. "After 499 times dying and being reborn as a goat, I will be reborn as a human being." Then the little goat began to cry. The...
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The film is dedicated to Francis Bouygues, a French industrialist who was to produce this film before he died in 1993. See more »Goofs
When Raju is playing with the Game Boy you can hear music from Tetris, but it's actually not turned on at all. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Lama Norbu: Once upon a time, in a village in ancient India, there was a little goat and a priest. The priest wanted to sacrifice the goat to the gods. He raised him arm to cut the goat's throat, when suddenly the goat began to laugh. The priest stopped, amazed, and asked the goat, "why do you laugh? Don't you know I'm about to cut your throat?" "Oh yes," said the goat. "After 499 times dying and being reborn as a goat, I will be reborn as a human being." Then the little goat began to cry. The...
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If you suspend your need for believable characters, this film does have moments that take you to another world where good and evil are at odds and how one man, Prince Siddharta (Keanu Reeves), deals with the inner demons that reside within us all.
The scenes in which you learn about the life of Prince Siddharta are beautifully done. We get a Buddhist primer of sorts, and learn about the trials that Prince Siddharta had to go through on his quest for enlightenment.
As for the rest of the movie, well, it just dragged in a lot of places and the characters just were not all that believable.
If you know little or nothing about Tibetan Buddhism and would like to get a sense of it without getting into heavy dogma and spiritual practice, this movie is a nice intro.