Hosted by Hastings Triratna Buddhist Group
Little Buddha
Lama Norbu comes to Seattle in search of the reincarnation of his dead teacher, Lama Dorje.
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Cast includes: Keanu Reeves, Chris Isaak, Bridget Fonda
Hosted by Hastings Triratna Buddhist Group
1993 / 118mins / Italy | France | Liechtenstein | UK
This modern day re-telling of Siddhartha's story and the founding of Buddhism, stars Keanu Reeves as the Prince who undergoes the Five Ascetic principles to achieve Nirvana. Bertolucci presents the 2500-year old story of Siddhartha's path to enlightenment with a view to saying something contemporary and relevant about the possibilities of metaphysical truth.
