''Prince Siddhartha the Musical'' is an original musical production by Chu Un Temple, and directed under the

Fo Guang Shan Fo Guang Shan (FGS) () is an international Chinese Buddhism, Chinese Mahāyāna Buddhist organization and monastic order based in Taiwan that practices Humanistic Buddhism whose roots are traced to the Linji school of Chan Buddhism. The headqu ...

Academy of Art of the

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. The musical is an adaptation of ''The Biography of Sakyamuni Buddha'', written by Buddhist monk

Hsing Yun Hsing Yun (; 19 August 1927 – 5 February 2023) was a Chinese Buddhist monk, teacher, and philanthropist based in Taiwan. He was the founder of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist monastic order as well as the layperson-based Buddha's Light Interna ...

, founder of the

Buddhist Order in

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. The first run of the show was on July 6, 2007 at the Waterfront Cebu under the name ''Siddhartha: A Musical Journey to Enlightenment''. Due to the positive response and overall success of the show, the cast was invited to perform excerpts of the musical at Fo Guang Shan in Kaohsiung, Taiwan in celebration of Hsing Yun's birthday in September 2007. A repeat performance of the musical in its entirety at the

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in Manila was successfully concluded on November 4, 2007. The Manila show was presented by I.B.P.S. Manila, Philippines and Buddha's Light International Association - Philippines. The CCP show was originally scheduled for three performances (two on November 3 and one on November 4). Due to the high demand for tickets, an additional performance was added on November 4. The entire cast performed in Kaohsiung and Taipei, Taiwan, in mid May 2008. The musical is set to premiere in the United States in 2013 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of

Hsi Lai Temple Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple () is a mountain monastery in the northern Puente Hills, Hacienda Heights, Los Angeles County, California. The name ''Hsi Lai'' means "coming west". Hsi Lai Temple is a branch of Fo Guang Shan, a Buddhist organiz ...

's establishment.

External links

Official U.S. website

Official Website of ''Siddhartha: A Musical Journey to Enlightenment''

International Buddhist Progress Society - Manila, Philippines (Fo Guang Shan Manila) 菲律賓馬尼拉佛光山

Chu Un Temple (慈恩寺)
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