Light of Asia having presented the Award Winning Cinematic Classic ‘Sri Siddhartha Gautama’ tracing the journey of a unique Prince and his historic renunciation from the extreme luxury of a Palace built by his father -a warrior King -a facade to hide the inevitable truth of human suffering, is now preparing for the next phase of the presentation of the Noble Eightfold Path -the First Sermon of the Enlightened Buddha.

‘Sri Siddhartha Gautama’ which was acclaimed as the Best Buddhist Film at the United Nations Vesak Film Festival held in Vietnam in 2014, had a major set back when the last regime took over the 75 acre Sakya Kingdom project and destroyed part of the built Palace, Rampart and the Lumbini Park, mainly for the establishment of a Zoo.

The Light of Asia Foundation is now in readiness to do the International production of the next phase ‘ Buddha -The Enlightened One ‘ which will bring to the attention of the world the fundamental philosophy of the Noble Eightfold Path , the First Sermon of The Enlightened Buddha.

The Hollywood collaboration organized by Star Alston Koch for the filming of the Epic in 2021 at the Sakya Kingdom was delayed due to the destruction, and is to be reviewed shortly.

Thereafter, the Faculty of Dreams & Film Making will be directly involved in presenting the Epic ‘ Buddha -The Enlightened One ‘ and the Pristine Teachings of The Buddha of over 10,000 Suttras during the forty five years of Buddhahood, made into a series of Short Films.

This gigantic effort spanning several years will engage most of the Cast and Crew from the Faculty of Dreams in collaboration with the Dil Films Studio, which will transmit the productions using the latest technology in filmmaking with the role of The Buddha in animation to realistic visuals.

On the other hand, those selected by the Faculty of Dreams will have a life changing opportunity to learn and earn in the production of the Epic ‘Buddha -The Enlightened One’ and thereafter enter the International Arena.

The training will start in November 2024, with the Epic to be filmed in January and February 2025 to be presented worldwide in celebration of Vesak in May 2025.

Simultaneously, the making of the Short Films of the thousands of Suttras will commence in partnership with the SuttaCentral in Australia -which has the Suttras in over forty languages, Walpola Rahula Institute and Dhammavahini in Sri Lanka.

The expertise of the senior members of the original team will add strength to the noble mission, while the main operations will be at the Light of Asia Centre, in Sri Lanka.

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