Editing The Buddha (section)

=== In other media ===
==== Films ====
{{Main|Depictions of Gautama Buddha in film}}
* ''Buddha Dev'' (''Life of Lord Buddha''), a 1923 Indian silent film by [[Dadasaheb Phalke|Dhundiraj Govind Phalke]], first depiction of the Buddha on film with [[Bhaurao Datar]] in the title role.<ref name="Bakker">{{cite book |last1=Bakker |first1=Freek L. |title=The Challenge of the Silver Screen: An Analysis of the Cinematic Portraits of Jesus, Rama, Buddha and Muhammad |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YuF5DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA135 |page=135 |publisher=BRILL |date=30 September 2009 |isbn=9789004194045 |access-date=17 November 2021 |archive-date=11 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111053958/https://books.google.com/books?id=YuF5DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA135 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''[[Prem Sanyas]]'' (''The Light of Asia''), a 1925 silent film, directed by [[Franz Osten]] and [[Himansu Rai]] based on Arnold's epic poem with Rai also portraying the Buddha.<ref name="Bakker" />
* {{nihongo|''[[Dedication of the Great Buddha]]''|大仏開眼|Daibutsu Kaigen}}, a 1952 Japanese feature film representing the life of Buddha.
* ''[[Gotoma the Buddha]]'', a 1957 Indian documentary film directed by Rajbans Khanna and produced by [[Bimal Roy]].<ref name="Bakker" />
* ''[[Siddhartha (1972 film)|Siddhartha]]'', a 1972 drama film by [[Conrad Rooks]], an adaptation Hesse's novel. It stars [[Shashi Kapoor]] as Siddhartha, a contemporary of the Buddha.
* ''[[Little Buddha]]'', a 1994 film by [[Bernardo Bertolucci]], the film stars [[Keanu Reeves]] as Prince Siddhartha.<ref name="Bakker" />
* ''[[The Legend of Buddha]]'', a 2004 Indian animated film by Shamboo Falke.
* [[Buddha's life]], 2011 This animation movie is about the life of Buddha based on Pali Canon (Theravada Buddhism) and other commentaries. It was produced by members of the Buddhist community in cooperation with the Department of Religious Affairs and the National Office of Buddhism, Thailand. It is considered one of the most accurate story of the Buddha. It is almost 5 hours long and very detailed. The production took 8 years to complete (from 2003-2011).<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wA4KfVKtXc "The Life of Buddha"], full animated film.</ref>
* ''[[The Life of Buddha]]'', or Prawat Phra Phuttajao, a 2007 Thai animated feature film about the life of Gautama Buddha, based on the [[Tipitaka]].
* ''[[Gautama Buddha (film)|Tathagatha Buddha]]'', a 2008 Indian film by [[Allani Sridhar]]. Based on Sadguru Sivananda Murthy's book ''Gautama Buddha'', it stars Sunil Sharma as the Buddha.<ref name="Bakker" />
* ''[[Sri Siddhartha Gautama (film)|Sri Siddhartha Gautama]]'', a 2013 Sinhalese epic biographical film based on the life of Lord Buddha.
* ''[[A Journey of Samyak Buddha]]'', a 2013 Indian film by Praveen Damle, based on [[B. R. Ambedkar]]'s 1957 [[Navayana]] book ''[[The Buddha and His Dhamma]]'' with Abhishek Urade in the title role.

==== Television ====
* ''Buddha'', a 1996 Indian series which aired on [[Sony Entertainment Television|Sony TV]]. It stars [[Arun Govil]] as the Buddha.<ref name="Bakker" />
* ''[http://www.pbs.org/thebuddha/ The Buddha]'' 2010 PBS documentary by filmmaker [[David Grubin]] and narrated by [[Richard Gere]].
* ''[[Buddha (TV series)|Buddha]]'', a 2013 Indian drama series on [[Zee TV]] starring [[Himanshu Soni]] in the title role.

==== Literature ====
* ''[[The Light of Asia]]'', an 1879 epic poem by [[Edwin Arnold]]
* ''[[The Buddha and His Dhamma]]'', a treatise on Buddha's life and philosophy, by [[B. R. Ambedkar]]
* ''Before He Was Buddha: The Life of Siddhartha'', by [[Hammalawa Saddhatissa]]
* ''[[Buddha (manga)|Buddha]]'', a [[manga]] series that ran from 1972 to 1983 by [[Osamu Tezuka]]
* ''[[Siddhartha (novel)|Siddhartha]]'' novel by [[Hermann Hesse]], written in German in 1922
* ''[[Lord of Light]]'', a novel by [[Roger Zelazny]] depicts a man in a far future Earth Colony who takes on the name and teachings of the Buddha
* ''[[Creation (novel)|Creation]]'', a 1981 novel by [[Gore Vidal]], includes the Buddha as one of the religious figures that the main character encounters

==== Music ====
* ''[[The Light of Asia (oratorio)|The Light of Asia]]'', an 1886 oratorio by [[Dudley Buck]] based on Arnold's poem
* ''[[Karuna Nadee]]'', a 2010 [[oratorio]] by [[Dinesh Subasinghe]]