Publication
New York, N.Y. : Vertical, c2006-
Call number
Graphic / Tezuk
ISBN
1932234586 / 9781932234589
Collections
CSS Library Notes
Buddha :
Physical description
21 cm
Awards
Eisner Award (Nominee — 2005)
Description
The Eisner and Harvey Winner The third volume of this epic graphic novel send Siddhartha further into a world mired in pain and suffering. The journey to peace and enlightenment looms far but bright. Prince Siddhartha quickly learns that the monk's path is covered in thorns and self-abuses much more profound than shaving your head. His new companions Dhepa and Assaji accompany him to plague-ridden town, ruled by the ravashing Visakha. On a different path filled with as many vararies is Devadatta, an orphan who learns only that bad almost always gets worse. To strange cities, and dire prophecies...
Language
Original language
Japanese
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LibraryThing member bookbark
Great series. The continuing story of the Buddha is the mainstay of this series but the story of Devadatta is the best part of this volume. Who knew that nature could be so cruel? As always Tezuka's artwork is beyond masterful.
LibraryThing member Arctic-Stranger
A delightful take on the life of the Buddha. I would not use it in a research paper, but the graphics catch the eye, and the plot keeps you reading.
LibraryThing member dmcolon
I'm still really enjoying the series. Volume three covers a lot of the life of Devadatta, a rather tragic figure who is mocked as a child for his lineage and turns disturbingly, yet somehow sympathetically, bad. There's a real depth of understanding to the character. While people who like to see
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good and evil in more Manichean terms may find this offputting, I found it engaging. Show Less
LibraryThing member stephmo
This third volume of Osamu Tezuka's epic tale follows its eponymous sub-title character, Devadatta, for the majority of the volume. While Siddhartha certainly makes important discoveries and finds his path firmly set, it is Devadatta's backstory and decisions that are the clear star. In a very
Tezuka's third volume boils down to one lesson: The weak perish, the strong survive.
Of course, the nature of strength and weakness are relative and may or may not have anything to do with physical strength, monetary strength, economic strength or any other number of strengths a human or animal can posses. This lesson is sometimes brutally demonstrated and other times a subtle whisper. In the case of a war with bees, it is beautiful in classic Tezuka illustration.
The fastest read of the Buddhas so far, it sets the stage for much bigger things to come.
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disturbing way.Tezuka's third volume boils down to one lesson: The weak perish, the strong survive.
Of course, the nature of strength and weakness are relative and may or may not have anything to do with physical strength, monetary strength, economic strength or any other number of strengths a human or animal can posses. This lesson is sometimes brutally demonstrated and other times a subtle whisper. In the case of a war with bees, it is beautiful in classic Tezuka illustration.
The fastest read of the Buddhas so far, it sets the stage for much bigger things to come.
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LibraryThing member poonamsharma
Devdutta's character is much different than I have known all my life. Charcaters from previous books - Naradutta, Dhempa, Thatta, Migailla - continue. I love the fact how charcters meet each other, how their stories entwine.
Of course, there are new chacters too - Bimbisara (king of Mgadh),
Too small a manga this one!
Of course, there are new chacters too - Bimbisara (king of Mgadh),
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Vishakha, Warrior Sukanda and fortune-teller Assaji. Siddharth's journey continues, albeit with obstacles. Too small a manga this one!
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LibraryThing member greeniezona
Really, it is embarrassing to admit how much time went by between reading Volume 2 and 3. Even given that my old library didn't appear to have any graphic novels (at least not for grown-ups), and instead I had to buy all mind on the rare trips to Grand Rapids that I could convince Andrew to take me
Okay, so now you know how strongly I feel about Tezuka's writing. But why? It's his sense of balance. He writes about such a reverent subject -- the life of Buddha -- with such bold streaks of absolute irreverence. The artwork, too, is simple and beautiful in one frame, hideous/profane a few pages later, then total kawaii a few pages after that. He constantly has you spinning from hope to despair, admiration to disguts. It is both a departure from our everyday world and a descent into the worst of the human condition.
In this volume, Siddharta continues to seek enlightenment, gaining admirers as he goes, denying Tatta's requests of him to return to his throne, and finally giving in and accepting responsibility for Assaji, the boy who has been following them. Some of the plot in this volume seems incremental, and the asides to catch us up on other characters feel not yet justified, but I'm sure we will all end up somewhere worthwhile in the end.
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to the comic book store. I should have bought one of these volumes every time.Okay, so now you know how strongly I feel about Tezuka's writing. But why? It's his sense of balance. He writes about such a reverent subject -- the life of Buddha -- with such bold streaks of absolute irreverence. The artwork, too, is simple and beautiful in one frame, hideous/profane a few pages later, then total kawaii a few pages after that. He constantly has you spinning from hope to despair, admiration to disguts. It is both a departure from our everyday world and a descent into the worst of the human condition.
In this volume, Siddharta continues to seek enlightenment, gaining admirers as he goes, denying Tatta's requests of him to return to his throne, and finally giving in and accepting responsibility for Assaji, the boy who has been following them. Some of the plot in this volume seems incremental, and the asides to catch us up on other characters feel not yet justified, but I'm sure we will all end up somewhere worthwhile in the end.
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