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Little Buddha Video Questions
This film is inspired by the true-life stories of several children and their extraordinary voyage of discovery. Please answer the following questions while you watch. I know that you will enjoy the film.
1.) Why did the goat laugh?
2.) How many years did the monk wait for the information in the telegram?
3.) What city did the monk travel to?
4.) What two subjects did the monk teach?
5.) What day was Jesse Born?
6.) What did the monks give to Jesse?
7.) What mountains are found in Bhutan?
8.) What animal appeared in the dream of the queen?
9.) What blossoms grew in the Dahlia Lama’s footsteps as a baby?
10.) What did the Lama’s name mean?
11.) When he grew up, did he want to stay in his father’s kingdom? Why?
12.) What did he see when he left the kingdom? What did he learn about at the river?
13.) What is given to the river?
14.) What do Jessie’s parents not believe in?
15.) How does the Lama Norbu explain this concept to Jessie’s father?
16.) What does Siddhartha ask his dad about?
17.) What does Siddhartha learn about on the day he decides to leave the kingdom?
18.) What has caused everyone in the court to fall asleep?
19.) During Siddhartha’s journey, what group did he join?
20.) When he joined them, what protected him from getting wet during the rainstorm?
21.) What startling announcement does Jessie’s father make about Jessie and Bhutan?
22.) How many years did Siddhartha wander?
23.) What made him decide to leave the group? (Why did he decide he was on the wrong path?) What did this mean to him?
24.) What is the great truth that Siddhartha finds called?
25.) Who does Jessie find in Katmandu?
26.) What device do the boys play?
27.) What does Lama Norbu learn in Katmandu?
28.) What language does Lama Norbu think the girl was speaking in her sleep?
29.) How many girls were sent by Mayrar to tempt Siddhartha away from his search?
30.) How did Siddhartha react to the temptation?
31.) Just when it looks like Mayrar (the Lord of Darkness) is finished, how does he attack Siddhartha one last time?
32.) How did Siddhartha win the battle against the army of evil?
33.) Ultimately, how many candidates are there?
34.) At the monastery, who must ultimately decide which candidate is Lama Doche?
35.) Who is the reincarnation of Lama Doche?
36.) What is the last thing Jessie says before the ending credits?