Little Buddha

Dec 1, 1993

2h 3m

★ 6.3

A magical journey to a place where the past and present meet

Overview

After the death of Lama Dorje, Tibetan Buddhist monks find three children — one American and two Nepalese — who may be the rebirth of their great teacher.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

Recorded Picture Company

CiBy 2000

Serprocor Anstalt

Little Buddha Trailers

Cast

Siddhartha

Keanu Reeves

Lisa Conrad

Bridget Fonda

Dean Conrad

Chris Isaak

Lama Norbu

Ruocheng Ying

Jesse Conrad

Alex Wiesendanger

Raju

Raju Lal

Gita

Greishma Makar Sing

Kenpo Tenzin

Sogyal Rinpoche

Abbot

Khyongla Rato Rinpoche

Lama Dorje

Geshe Tsultim Gyelsen

Maria

Jo Champa

Champa

Jigme Kunsang

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