Synopsis
This programme looks at suffering from the Buddhist point of view.
- Programme: Belief File
- Episode: Issues: Belief and Suffering
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 1998
- Religious Education | Ethics
Licence: ERA Licence required
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Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
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