THE BUDDHA (Coming April 7th to PBS) | Preview | PBS

[polishdread]

What can a 600 pound man teach others about self-control?

[GentlemanGhost1]

@polishdread The Buddha was never a 600 pound man, the person you are referring to is a Chinese folkloric deity named Budai ( AKA Fat Buddha in English speaking countries)

[SexCyberGuideCom]

good

[InternetShowDj]

Thank u bps

He's my hero

[mowgli2071]

My first reaction to the "renunciation" segment ( with Buddha's foray into asceticism) , was to remember the line from the pixies' song "caribou": "...this human form, where I was born, I now repent...".

[budapunk23]

WHAT THE HELL??? Buddha was a prince of Nepal,,, not India!!! while he may have lived his life later and then died in India and this is a true fact, no arguements about that,,, it is also true that he was born in Nepal and to a royal family of Nepal... hence prince of Nepal,,, not India!!! get your facts right!!!

[Ocean3589]

I am hindu,but can respect buddhism.

[boybuddha]

@Ocean3589 I,am a Buddhist and i can respect Hinduism, Namaste my friend. peace to all beings

[TheTamanglakola]

Buddha wasn't an Indian! He was a Nepali. He was born in Nepal, not in India! He went to India to meditate and got enlightenment in Gaya of present day India. He then started to preach people. SHAME ON YOU PBS!!! YOU DON'T KNOW THE FACT!!!!

[fabienbreizh]

@TheTamanglakola Do you really think The Buddah care about being from one place or the other ? This can of reaction is somehow inopportune.

[lebaolien]

Can Wait... Look really good.......love it....

[lebaolien]

Can Wait... Look really good.......

[bluntress]

I can not wait!

[BlueStateChronicle]

Thanks for posting this. I can't wait.

[LauraWellness]

This looks like a beautiful film, I look forward to watching it.

[baburambhattarai]

Hida Bhagavam Jateti Lumini Game

Here Lord was born in Lumbini town.

Lumbini is in southcentral Nepal and people who are obliviuus of his birthplace should not disregard scripture, history, evidences and disrespect Buddhists.

PBS should not be distorting fact about his birthplace. Lord Buddha was born in Lumbini. Dont belive me google it, check UNESCO's website or visit the place yourself if u want to.

Om Mani Peme Hum

[ds12z]

nice, im gonna watch

[LoveLotusHa]

Looking forward to viewing! Thanks :)

[0bama20l2]

Btw, since when did Jennifer Lopez became a Buddhist? Here is a short list of current celebrity Buddhists.....lol wtf:

Kate Bosworth, Orlando Bloom, Richard Gere, Phil Jackson (Lakers), George Lucas (Star Wars), Jennifer Lopez, Keanu Reeves, Oliver Stone, Steven Seagal, Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Tina Turner, Uma Thurman, Tom Hanks (Jew + Buddhist lol)

[0bama20l2]

Not a Buddhist but I can't wait to see this episode. My English professor is a Christian and a Buddhist at the same time since there is no God in Buddhism.

[derekdb2]

What knowledge has ever been gain from reading The Sutta Nipata .

Worshiping a Fat Idol Buddha statue ,with incense and prayers , like Christianity , is pagan worship . " Siddarth guatama " aka Gautam Buddhan , died while eating pork ,he was not divine . Buddhism " Tipitaka " enlightenment philosophy, is Falsehood .

[ZaharSakal2]

To refer to all those outside of your religion as pagan is verily a pagan practice. The initiates of the cult of Mithra Sol Invictus were the first ones to refer to everyone who was not a member of their cult as "pagans". By "pagans" they meant "those who are incompetent soldiers, not yet competent soldiers of God."

[johnstaedler]

do you think the buddha listened to trip hop and watched public television?

[Quy4life]

finally a good show on pBS. They always talk about islam, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism but never a real in depth of Buddhism!

[one80to1]

Although the act is not  Buddhian in nature, I must say I am jizzing pants with excitement. I <3 PBS.

[file83]

I love the movie "Little Buddha"! I am Buddha! You are Buddha! We are Buddha!

[Incognit05]

Gautama had overcome the mere distractions.. of fear lust desire ignorance and passion..

[ChilledLemons]

Beat slaps

[MeditateandDestroy]

can't wait!!!

[bozobarr]

I've been waiting for a documentary on Buddha. Soooo many questions. Looks excellent.

[pschroeter1]

Thanks, I didn't know about this.

BTW: The Diary of Anne Frank on Masterpiece Theater PBS also coming in April looks like it might be good too.

[villemar]

I'll definitely check this out. Looking forward to it!

[ElArtista2295]

IM SO EXCITED!!! :DDDD

[lchan90a]

this looks great! cant wait!