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Buddha, Vol. 5: Deer Park

by Osamu Tezuka · 1983

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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 a war between two kingdoms that will leave thousands dead. King Bimbisara of Magadha, fearing death at the hands of his own son, withdraws fatherly love. The true measure of the Buddha's divinity will turn out to be a test of diplomacy - the power of words.

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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thishumorhumorMore like thisLess of thismythologymythologyMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of this
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BuddhismBuddhismMore like thisLess of thisreligionreligionMore like thisLess of thisspiritualityspiritualityMore like thisLess of thisartartMore like thisLess of this
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JapanJapanMore like thisLess of thisIndiaIndiaMore like thisLess of thisAsiaAsiaMore like thisLess of thisIndonesiaIndonesiaMore like thisLess of thisSouth AsiaSouth AsiaMore like thisLess of this
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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thisphilosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
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adultyoung adult
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medium · 350 pages
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