Buddha: v. 2 : The Four Encounters

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Captivating graphic depiction of Buddha's life.

This graphic novel is a unique and captivating depiction of the life of Buddha. It showcases Osamu Tezuka's storytelling genius and his skillful visual expression while emphasizing movement, action, emotion, and conflict. This volume explores the prince Siddhartha's journey across India and his questioning of Hindu practices such as self-mutilation and caste oppression. What sets this apart is Tezuka's irreverent approach and humor, which are not found in many depictions of the Buddha. Highly recommended for readers who want to learn more about the Buddha's life in a dynamic and engaging way.

  • Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards for Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material (2004)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Buddha: v. 2 : The Four Encounters

Regular price RM54.70 MYR
Unit price
per
ISBN: 9781932234442
Authors: Osamu Tezuka
Publisher: Vertical
Date of Publication: 2003-11-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Topics: Graphic Novels, Comics, Manga
Goodreads rating: 4.25
(rated by 4599 readers)

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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. Rather than recommend resignation and impassivity, Tezuka’s Buddha predicates enlightenment upon recognizing the interconnectedness of life, having compassion for the suffering, and ordering one’s life sensibly. Philosophical segments are threaded into interpersonal situations with ground-breaking visual dynamism by an artist who makes sure never to lose his readers’ attention.Tezuka himself was a humanist rather than a Buddhist, and his magnum opus is not an attempt at propaganda. Hermann Hesse’s novel or Bertolucci’s film is comparable in this regard; in fact, Tezuka’s approach is slightly irreverent in that it incorporates something that Western commentators often eschew, namely, humor.
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Captivating graphic depiction of Buddha's life.

This graphic novel is a unique and captivating depiction of the life of Buddha. It showcases Osamu Tezuka's storytelling genius and his skillful visual expression while emphasizing movement, action, emotion, and conflict. This volume explores the prince Siddhartha's journey across India and his questioning of Hindu practices such as self-mutilation and caste oppression. What sets this apart is Tezuka's irreverent approach and humor, which are not found in many depictions of the Buddha. Highly recommended for readers who want to learn more about the Buddha's life in a dynamic and engaging way.

  • Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards for Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material (2004)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.