Buda Series by Osamu Tezuka

4.24 · 89 ratings
  • Buddha, Vol. 1: Kapilavastu (Buda #1)
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    Buddha, Vol. 1: Kapilavastu (Buda #1)

    Osamu Tezuka

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings · published 1972

    Osamu Tezuka’s vaunted storytelling genius, consummate skill at visual expression, and warm humanity blossom fully in his eight-volume epic of Siddhartha’s life and times. Tezuka evidences his profound grasp of the subject by contextualizing the Buddha’s ideas; the emphasis is on movement, action, emotion, and conflict as the prince Siddhartha runs away from home, travels across India, and questions Hindu practices such as ascetic self-mutilation and caste oppression... more

  • Buddha, Vol. 2: The Four Encounters (Buda #2)
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    Buddha, Vol. 2: The Four Encounters (Buda #2)

    Osamu Tezuka

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings · published 1983

    Osamu Tezuka’s vaunted storytelling genius, consummate skill at visual expression, and warm humanity blossom fully in his eight-volume epic of Siddhartha’s life and times. Tezuka evidences his profound grasp of the subject by contextualizing the Buddha’s ideas; the emphasis is on movement, action, emotion, and conflict as the prince Siddhartha runs away from home, travels across India, and questions Hindu practices such as ascetic self-mutilation and caste oppression... more

  • Buddha, Vol. 4: The Forest of Uruvela (Buda #4)
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    Buddha, Vol. 4: The Forest of Uruvela (Buda #4)

    Osamu Tezuka

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings · published 1983

    The Eisner and Harvey WinnerIn this fourth volume of the award-winning graphic novel biography, Buddha slowly discovers that his destiny lies in a path not readily available to him... more

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