Publication
Imprint: New York : Vertical, Inc., c2007. Originally published in Japanese as "Budda Dai Rokkan Ananda by Ushio Shuppansha, Toyoko, 1987. Edition: First paperback edition. Responsibility: Osamu Tezuka, translated by Yuji Oniki. OCLC Number: 123084043. Physical: 1 volume : 353 pages : chiefly illustrated, maps ; 21 cm.
Call number
Graphic / Tezuk
ISBN
9781932234619
Original publication date
2005 (in English)
Collections
CSS Library Notes
Description: The bandit Ananda finds himself possessed by the devil Mara and must reject his lover and commit a series of dangerous heists in order to maintain the devil's favor.
Contents: Enter Ananda -- Detective Pampas -- Lata -- Angulimala -- The Fire Shrine -- Kassapa's conversion -- River of crocs -- Sermon at Elephant's Head Mountain.
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Contents: Enter Ananda -- Detective Pampas -- Lata -- Angulimala -- The Fire Shrine -- Kassapa's conversion -- River of crocs -- Sermon at Elephant's Head Mountain.
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Physical description
353 p.; 21 cm
Description
The first volume of Tesuka Osamu's fictional biography of Siddhartha, Gautama Buddha. Introduces Chapra, a slave boy who tries to escape his fate; Chapra's slave mother, who sticks by him no matter what; Tatta, a crazed wild child pariah who communes with animals; and Naradatta, a monk attempting to decipher strange portents of the Buddha's birth.
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 xicanti
The sixth volume of the Buddha series focuses on Ananda, a young bandit protected by a she-devil who has a bone to pick with Buddha.
This volume marks another excellent entry in a truly great series. As always, Tezuka's storytelling is masterly. His visuals blend seamlessly with the text and pack a
The story itself continues to inspire. Tezuka shows us what the Buddha teaches instead of telling us straight out. As a result, the book provides a lot of food for thought on a number of levels. If that's not your thing, though, don't despair; there's a well-told story here, too. I really think you'll get the most out of it, though, if you're inclined to spend some time thinking about what it all means in a larger context.
Highly recommended, but read the previous five volumes first for maximum impact.
This volume marks another excellent entry in a truly great series. As always, Tezuka's storytelling is masterly. His visuals blend seamlessly with the text and pack a
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huge wallop. The pacing is good, the paneling works to great effect, and the artwork is very expressive. This is an easy book - an easy series, really - to get lost in.The story itself continues to inspire. Tezuka shows us what the Buddha teaches instead of telling us straight out. As a result, the book provides a lot of food for thought on a number of levels. If that's not your thing, though, don't despair; there's a well-told story here, too. I really think you'll get the most out of it, though, if you're inclined to spend some time thinking about what it all means in a larger context.
Highly recommended, but read the previous five volumes first for maximum impact.
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LibraryThing member dmcolon
Volume Six of the Buddha series tells the story of Ananda, a young bandit whose life had been promised to a demoness. The story shows his life and ultimate redemption with the help of a young slave girl and the Buddha. Once again, the story has an impressive emotional depth that also mixes with
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some masterful storytelling. The Buddha is not as much a focus in this volume as he has been in other volumes but his presence is nonetheless profound. What I find most interesting in this series is how Buddha's message almost literally unfolds in its telling. The didacticism is kept to a minimum and you see Buddhist teachings exemplified in the stories rather than simply presented as done deals. As I've said in reviews of earlier volumes, this series serves as an invitation to Buddhism and is not at all some sort of academic or catecetical presentation. I'd question my ultimate adherence to Buddhism, but my desire to find out more about it has grown considerably since I started the series. Show Less
LibraryThing member greeniezona
Those who dislike the more supernatural elements of the Buddha series should perhaps consider skipping this volume entirely, as it is largely the story of Ananda, a man chosen by a devil to find and kill Buddha, and so is given invincibility at a very young age. Magic abounds in this volume, making
Still superbly written, in any case.
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it feel more like a traditional graphic novel and less like a biography, religious in nature or not. On the bright side, this volume is less violent than recent volumes, and causes less despair at the eternal grinding misery of the human condition.Still superbly written, in any case.
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