剧情介绍
两位来自不丹的高僧千里迢迢来到西雅图，寻找他们一位先师的转世灵童，他们找到了九岁的小男孩杰西（阿历克斯·文森丹吉 Alex Wiesendange 饰），希望带他回寺庙接受验证。杰西的父母答应带儿子远赴不丹，在和喇嘛的相处中，他们断断续续讲述了一个引人入胜的故事，从佛祖释迦牟尼还是迦毗罗卫国太子悉达多（基努·里维斯 Keanu Reeves 饰）的时候开始说起，他如何一路看尽万众苦难，最终舍弃太子身份和富贵生活，修行得道成佛的经过。从西方到东方，从一个故事到另一个故事，九岁的杰克人生也就此发生改变……
Lama Norbu comes to Seattle in search of the reincarnation of his dead teacher, Lama Dorje. His search leads him to young Jesse Conrad, Raju, a waif from Kathmandu, and an upper class Indian girl. Together, they journey to Bhutan where the three children must undergo a test to prove which is the true reincarnation. Interspersed with this, is the story of Siddharta, later known as the Buddha. It traces his spiritual journey from ignorance to true enlightenment.
