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# Buddha, Volume 1: Kapilavastu

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### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Buddha: postmodern in style, humanistic in message
  

*by A***O on Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2015*

I posted the following review in the Buddha Vol. 8 page, but place it here again as I hope to encourage potential readers to discover this amazing collection.Reading Osamu Tezuka’s 8-volume Buddha, took me nearly two years to achieve, as I ordered the books in pairs from Amazon when my budget allowed. This is a manga tour de force, breathtaking in scope and sometimes perplexing in tone and style. It was at first hard for me to get the hang of Tezuka’s narrative style, as this is the first manga of his I read, although I was an Astro Boy and Kimba the White Lion fan when a little kid (the shows were broadcast in Mexico dubbed to Spanish in the late 60s). His combination of anachronistic references, plethora of invented storylines, and American slang spoken by lower cast characters in this translation, initially put me off. But the story is captivating enough to keep one going. I say the style is postmodern because of the aforementioned anachronisms, mixture of high and popular culture motifs, intertextual references from Tezuka’s own work and that of others’ (from Kurosawa to Disney and Spielberg!). (The following migh be seen as a "spoiler" by some) There’s also a self-reflexive aspect when author himself pops (as he does in much of his extensive work); a particularly fascinating episode occurs in volume 7 when a monk goes into a skeptical fit, doubting everything to an almost Cartesian degree, and even confronting Tezuka telling him he doesn’t believe “a word of this stupid manga” and that the author himself doesn’t exist!  The black and white ink drawings are splendid, often reminiscent of ancient Japanese engravings, other times extremely cinematic in movement, like film storyboards. I was able to appreciate the significance of this work better when, with the last order of volumes I also purchased Helen McCarthy’s amazing Osamu Tezuka: the God of Manga, which gave me an understanding of the suffering Tezuka went through during his relatively short but amazingly productive life (witnessing the horrors of war, his several ailments), also the dilemmas he faced (choosing between a career in medicine and a career as a manga artist, for example). This is probably why the title character of Buddha comes across not as a solemn proverb-quoting mystic, but as a human being who attains enlightenment through his compassion for even the most evil of people, and ability to see beyond the material, violent world. The combination of spiritual messages and childish humor can strike readers as odd, but I imagine even the Dalai Lama would enjoy this series (if he hasn’t already read it), as he’s also an enlightened person with a sense of humor. In terms of story, there are so many characters spread about a dozen locations that it was hard for me to keep track, and it was necessary to revisit past volumes to remember who’s who. Volume 7 seemed to be the most satisfying, as one can better appreciate Buddha’s true message, and the several story threads approach full circle. Some reviewers mention Volume 8 as feeling rushed, but I found it to be an excellent conclusion, moving me to tears near the end when the initial parable of the self-sacrificing rabbit is retold. Indeed, I found Buddha to have a profound spiritual message, with a powerful humanistic faith in people’s ability to overcome pettiness and destructive ambition. A note about the editorial aspect: I bought the paperback editions up to Vol. 6, and then ordered Vols. 7 & 8 in hardback. The books’ design by Chip Kidd is excellent, but it’s a pity the detail of Buddha’s face changing throughout the entire collection’s spine is not maintained in the paperbacks. I also found the hardcovers a bit hard to handle, what with the wobbly dust-jacket ribbon and the cover’s material, which is bound to be easily soiled. Given the huge amount of characters and places, it would have been great to have an index at the end. Vol. 7 arrived with an internal tear, and Amazon was gracious enough to send a replacement without requiring me to spend money in shipping back the defective book. I give Osamu Tezuka’s Buddha five stars because, in spite of not being a “perfect” series (is there such a thing?), reading it was a deeply inspiring and transformative experience for me. I’ll now start to read Phoenix, which I’m beginning to order in the Spanish “deluxe” edition through Amazon.es.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    One of the greats doing what he does best
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2024*

A mixture of fact and fiction told from just off to the side. Tezuka makes you appreciate such depth with such simplicity. Great read.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Tetsuwan Buddha
  

*by R***L on Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2009*

This series was recommended to me by a friend in Chennai, a biophysics professor whose daughter read the books, and who stumbled into it through her. He found Tezuka's Buddha series engaging, anachronistic, humorous, bizarre, gripping, and somehow also capturing the enormous spiritual and intellectual ferment and tumult of India in those far-off days, a vitality now almost entirely dissipated.I was not terribly familiar with the details of the Buddha story, and knew Tezuka only through his Tetsuwan Atomu ("Iron-armed Atom", aka "Astro Boy") and so I took it up.I found the series a compelling read, going straight through Vol 1-8 in about three days. I can sympathize with the reviewer who found it bizarre and disturbing; reference by 6th BC Indians to the New York Yankees baseball season does rather pull one up.  Somehow though, and quite remarkably, Tezuka's innocence(?)/irreverence(?) succeeds in thoroughly humanizing Gautama Buddha, making both him & his times tangible and vivid and real.  This is definitely not hagiography.  Nor is it Herman Hesse-style adorational poetry.  It is, however, wonderful and dynamic storytelling.

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