Samsara (2001 film)

Samsara a 2001 independent Indian/Italian/French/German film which tells the story of a Buddhist monk's quest to find enlightenment. Tashi Even he [Gautama Buddha] was allowed a worldly existence until he was 29. But since the age of five I’ve been disciplined to live like Buddha after he renounced the world. Why? How do we know that his enlightenment was not a direct result of his worldly existence too? Apo, where is that freedom promised to me after a strict monastic discipline? Where is the promised satisfaction from our vows of celibacy? “You should not accept my teachings on hearsay unless and until you understand them from your own point of view,” he said once. There are things we must unlearn in order to learn them. And there are things we must own in order to renounce them. Taglines What is more important: satisfying one thousand desires or conquering just one... External links Category:2001 Italian films Category:2001 French films Category:2001 German films Category:Films about Buddhism Category:Films about Tibet Category:Indian drama films Category:Films directed by Pan Nalin