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Recounts the life of the Buddha and presents the tenets of Buddhism.

"Larry the Cucumber is Minnesota Cuke, a children's museum curator and part-time adventurist hired to secure Samson's lost hairbrush before its purported powers are used to carry out a hairbrained scheme to control both sides of Niagara Falls"--Container.

"It picks up where the smash hit, 'The Bible,' left off, continuing the greatest story ever told and exploring the exciting and inspiring events that followed the Crucifixion of Christ. As most of the world knows, the Crucifixion was only the beginning of the story. The immediate aftermath of Christ's death had a massive impact on his disciples, his mother Mary, and key political and religious leaders of the era, completely altering the entire world...

"It's no longer hidden. The word is spreading that Jesus is the Messiah. Increased fame brings growing crowds, new disciples, and more miracles. It also brings trouble. between Simon and Matthew explodes. James & John battle their prejudices and fiery tempers. But they all continue to passionately pursue the man they don't always understand but will always follow. "Come and see" Season Two of the global phenomenon that is changing tens of millions...

When the marriages between Amos and Silvano fail, Mary Magdalene turns to a life of sin. However, in between time, she meets the prophet John the Baptist teaches her about the coming of the Messiah. Sometime there after, she meets Herodias the wife of Herod Antipas, Salome, Samuel, the son of her friend Joanna and then Jesus Christ. After meeting Jesus Christ, she becomes one of his disciples and preaches the gospel of his existence.

""Come to me ... I will give you rest." (Matthew 28:11) Jesus promises rest to His followers - but that doesn't mean there won't be trouble along the way. In Season 3 of The Chosen, Jesus sends all 12 disciples on their first mission and they face new fears as well as entrenched, old ways. And each one faces his own unique burden, too: Matthew's estrangement from family, Little James' unhealed disability, Simon Z's unresolved past, and Simon and Eden's...

"The unconventional follow-up to 2017's The Young Pope begins with Lenny Belardo, aka Pope Pius XIII, in a coma after a heart attack as the Holy See searches for his replacement. British intellectual Sir John Brannox is elected to the papal throne, assuming the name John Paul III. He soon finds that his predecessor's shadow looms large: The fiercely devoted cult of Pius XIII believes their pope will return, and their conviction proves hard to shake."...

Moyers leads small-group discussions on the Book of Genesis with people of diverse backgrounds, professions, and faith traditions.

"After receiving a beautiful coat of many colors, Joseph inadvertently draws the wrath and jealousy of his brothers. When he tells them a prophetic dream of the sun, moon and stars bowing down to him, his enraged brothers attack him and sell him as a slave in Egypt. Joseph regains his freedom and is awarded the prestigious title of chancellor of the realm when he correctly interprets the Pharaoh₂s dream. Joseph saves the land from famine and becomes...

A beautiful, young earthbound angel and her down-to-earth supervisor inspire people facing adversity to change their lives for the better.