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.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.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.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 3 nominations
- Lama Norbu
- (as Ying Ruocheng)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn January 1996, three years after this movie was released, a four-year-old boy from Seattle actually was chosen as the reincarnation of beloved Lama Deschund Rinpochet, and relocated to Nepal, to be groomed as a spiritual teacher.
- GoofsWhen Raju is playing with the Game Boy you can hear music from Tetris, but it's actually not turned on at all.
- Quotes
Lama Norbu: [Narrating] One day Siddhartha heard an old musician on a passing boat speaking to his people.
Old Musician: If you tighten the string too much it will snap and if you leave it too slack, it won't play.
Lama Norbu: [continues narrating] Suddenly, Siddhartha realized that these simple words held the great truth, and that in all these years he had been following the wrong path.
- Crazy creditsAt the very end of the credits, there is a shot of a hand wiping away the sand of the mandala. (Mandalas are brushed away at some point after completion to symbolize Impermanence, one of the tenets of Buddhism).
Woven throughout is the vital Buddhist philosophy that by remaining open and honest in our lives and pursuits, by exercising those childlike qualities, while standing inside ourselves, we will find that the most challenging and rewarding activity is to simply just be.
My belief is that this tale is very adaptable and relative to most everyone, in the context that the Buddhists advocate moderation in life, or "the middle way." In this fast-paced society, we all too often find ourselves going to extremes or allowing ourselves to become obsessed with certain behaviours, ideas, people, etc. When I finished this movie I felt a beautiful sense of calm. It is poignant and revealing and touches not only the human spirit, but our human nature, of which we are not always proud.
I highly recommend this film.
-TF*
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- May 14, 2001
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Box office
- Budget
- $35,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $4,858,139
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $873,983
- May 30, 1994
- Gross worldwide
- $4,858,139
- Runtime2 hours 3 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1