Buddha Tome 2

Osamu Tezuka, the godfather of Japanese graphic art, brings ancient India to lige, lavishly retelling the life and times ' of 'the enlightened one' in his critically acclaimed eight-book masterpiece: Buddha. The fates of real and imagined characters are deftly interwoven as they engage in fresh and unexpected adventures, playing out Tezuka's philosophical concern with overcoming fate and the uselessness of violence. In book two, The Four encounters, Prince Siddhartha - fated to become the Buddha - is confronted by the harsh penalties of social injustice within his own kingdom, fuelled by selfish warlords and villains like the depraved warrior, Bandaka. The tragic fortunes of his loved-ones, such as Tatta the rogue and Migaila the tierce female bandit, force the Prince tu choose between love and destiny; Siddhartha must forsake his heart and begin his pilgrimage.