Buddha (Hardcover): The Forest of Uruvela (Series #04) (Hardcover)

from greeniezona

It should go without saying that everything I wrote in my review of the previous volume about Tezuka's writing and artwork should also be true here. That is, they are fantastic. And indeed, the storytelling is even better in this volume. The plot is gathering steam and reaching the more familiar ...

from BrandyLuther

An entertaining and enlightening quick read! A rewarding message that takes the reader on a journey of exploring deeper thought.

from dmcolon

Volume four describes the Siddhartha's trials in the forest of Uruvela. His ordeals are rather harrowing and the illustrations really bring home this point. Tezuka also follows the fate of Assaji, Siddhartha's young follower. I still don't like the way he's drawn -- the perpetual snot-nose is jus...

from 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.

from anannyadeb

Much much better than what we get in India via Amar Chitra Katha. Not that the value of an ACK is any less - their effort at retelling the stories are noteworthy. But Tezuka brings out the true struggle of the Buddha - the pain, the deep insights, the shift in the mind.