Being To Becoming Buddha[english]

Siddhartha Gautama, more famously known as the Buddha, was the world's first and most effective missionary. He spent forty-five years traveling and spreading His doctrine to the common people and the educated classes. Buddhism, based on the teachings of Buddha, is the fourth-largest religion in the world, and its popularity has steadily increased in western countries. Although Buddhism has existed in the US since the 19th century, between 1990 and 2000, the number of believers increased by 170 percent. Recent studies indicate that there are almost 3 million practitioners of Buddhism in the US. But who was the Buddha? Although a prince by birth, why did he leave his kingdom and become a monk? How did Buddhism begin and spread across the globe? This exclusive series contains the answers to many such questions. Let us Experience the extraordinary journey of a man who came to be known as 'the enlightened one' with this illuminating show.