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The Lessons of the Buddha

Three experts on Buddhism — a scholar, and anthropologist, and a former monk and translator for the Dalai Lama — talk to Bill McQuay about the finer points of some of the religion's core concepts, such as reincarnation and karma. Learn more about each expert, and hear them address how making pilgrimages like the journey around Kawakarpo are central to the faith:

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