World Famous Comics: Buddha, Volume 5: Deer Park (Buddha)
Buddha, Volume 5: Deer Park (Buddha)
By: Osama Tezuka Publisher: Vertical Binding: Paperback Label: Vertical Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 256 Publication Date: December 25, 2005 Release Date: January 16, 2007
Product 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.