Buddha: Rajaon Ka Raja

Excellent TV SERIES about prince Shakyamuni/Buddha!

Sadly enough, there hasn't been any adequate movie about Buddha so far, and this TV production stands out as the first major attempt to correct this oversight.

This series is a REAL GEM for all those who are interested in complete and detailed biography of prince Siddhartha (Buddha) and his Path to enlightenment, and for all those interested in Buddhism generally. Naturally, this TV biopic shows only the _path_ to Buddha's teachings (with multiple examples of how and why different people choose to follow him); it outlines only the basic principles and teachings of Buddha (the focus being mainly on pure ethics of Buddhism, while esoterica of the doctrine is mostly left out).

For some people this biopic may look a bit overloaded with irrelevant situations, exaggerated passions and emotions, lengthy scenes - which is quite typical to most Bollywood dramas; and yet it doesn't look so tiresomely redundant here. In fact, it seems quite important for accurate depiction of the entire surroundings, culture and the very spirit of time: the morals, Brahmanic sacerdotalism, palace intrigues & treachery, envy and greed of court nobility, cruelty & disdain for low castes. Which, in turn, only emphasizes the entire picture and helps us to follow some characters' actions, their choices and gradual spiritual transformations...

However we may need to overlook some liberties and minor inconsistencies (with actual bios and facts of some personages), as the authors of series decided to exercise poetic license to some degree.

Low budget production. But we have to be grateful even for this one! However what this series need is some editing: some 25-30% of footage or more can be cut out easily and it would make it even better.

P.S. This spiritual TV drama series should be properly dubbed in English and made available to the public. It certainly deserves it!

I loved this series. How can I buy it. Its on youtube with Chinese translation (not English). It is very useful story and one to be heard around the world. Why is it no longer available? The west needs to hear about his story .

Does anyone have an answer?? Please, let me know. I found it by chance and really need to see it again. Buddhists could turn the series into a very instructive tool as well as earn back some profits from it. Its is more addictive than any soap opera and yet it teaches so much. So, I would appreciate it if I (and others) could access it or perhaps buy it from the buddhists.

This show should win an Oscar!! I'm British Indian and can't even speak Hindi. But I was hooked on this after my mum told me about it. I never thought I could watch an Indian tv series ever. This changed my life. The guy who plays Buddha and mangala act so well

It has to be good to compel me to view the whole series more than once and this beautiful series succeeds to do it. There is extravaganza throughout the whole series and a grandeur in its presentation. The actors bring an endearment that adds to the desire to continue with the show. The women are gorgeous to such degree that you can't think of many movies that would out class such beauty. The look and the tenure is what make them so strikingly beautiful. Buddha being played by such an endearing individual is testament to the man in charge of this epic production. It surpasses most of anything cinematographic that I have viewed in all those years.

I started watching this on Netflix and didn't realize there were 55 episodes. There is some overacting,l by the characters mangla and devdutt. The show really got interesting for me in once siddarth started on the path to become Buddha. I kept wondering how much of these events were true and kept googling as watching the events. I have found it to be educative about Buddhism. I highly recommend it. Buddham sharnam Gacchami!