Publication
Imprint: New York, N.Y. : Vertical, 2007. Originally published in Japanese as Budda Dai Gokan Rokuyaon by Ushio Shuppansha, Tokyo, 1987. Edition: First paperback edition. Responsibility: Osamu Tezuka, translated by Yuji Oniki. OCLC Number: 85609174. Physical: 1 volume : 349 pages : chiefly illustrations, map ; 21 cm.
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Graphic / Tezuk
ISBN
9781932234602
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CSS Library Notes
Description: In this fifth volume of the fictional biography of Siddhartha, Gautama Buddha, Prince Siddhartha undergoes hardship and ordeals in his search for enlightenment.
Contents: Part Four -- The Swordsman and the Drifter -- Opponents -- Showdown -- Crisis -- Deer Park -- The Legend of Sebu the Ox -- ool's Way.
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Contents: Part Four -- The Swordsman and the Drifter -- Opponents -- Showdown -- Crisis -- Deer Park -- The Legend of Sebu the Ox -- ool's Way.
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Physical description
349 p.; 21 cm
Description
In the fifth installment of manga-godfather Osamu Tezuka's Buddha, engagement with death imparts the lesson of life's sancity. In a Machiavellian rise to power, Devadatta, a rogue aristrocrat, incites war between two kingdoms that will leave thousands dead. King Bimisara of Magadha, fearing death his son's own hand, withdraws fatherly love. The true measure of the Buddha's divinity will turn out to be a test of diplomacy - the power of words.
Language
Original language
Japanese
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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
Volume 5 goes into details about Devadatta's exploits. He does not, to put it lightly, avail himself especially well. He engages in deception, poisoning, framing people for murder and the like. Tatta's life continues to engage me and I find him to be a fairly complex character. Migaila's travails
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continue and it just seems that she can't catch a break. Dhepa's character gets even more confusing (in a good way) and it's hard to figure him out. At times, he represents some really noble ideals, but he's coming to represent a pretty rigid and unyielding asceticism. It's increasingly difficult to write about these separate volumes because it is meant to be taken as a whole. As such, please see my earlier entries for more information. Show Less
LibraryThing member poonamsharma
Book ends on an interesting crossroad - Prince Crystal (of Kosala with Sudra mother)shamed by Buddha (he also saves his life), Thatta denied from killing Prince when he could, a vengeance (to avenge Chapra and his mother) that he lived for and Dhepa who had reviled Buddha, saved by transfusion of
Eager to read more.
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Buddha's own blood. Eager to read more.
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LibraryThing member greeniezona
This volume is almost entirely comprised of pain and misery. The two main story arcs are Tatta becoming a warrior to fight the giant, Yatala, to settle the dispute between Magadha & Kosala (which just can't end well), and the story of Buddha's time in Deer Park, where he runs into Dhepa with a
Story is still amazing, art is still fantastic, this segment of the plot is a little painful, can't wait for the next one!
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group of monks also undergoing ordeals (this can't end well, either.) Story is still amazing, art is still fantastic, this segment of the plot is a little painful, can't wait for the next one!
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