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The Ring of the Buddha (2002)

The Ring of the Buddha poster
Directed by
Jochen Breitenstein
Genre
documentary film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
0
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Swiss geologist travels through Nepal in the 1950s and later returns in 1999 to fulfill a promise involving a ring given by a Buddhist monk. The film follows his personal discoveries and the impact of the journey on his life.

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