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2006

Format:	Book
Author:	Tezuka, Osamu, 1928-1989.
Title:	Buddha. 1, Kapilavastu / Osamu Tezuka.
Edition:	1st pbk. ed.
Publisher, Date:	New York : Vertical, Inc., c2006.
Description:	400 p. : chiefly ill., map ; 21 cm.
Summary:	The first volume of Osamu Tezuka's fictional biography of Siddhartha, Gautama Buddha. Introduces Chapra, a slave boy who tries to escape his fate; Chapra's slave mother, who sticks by him no matter what; Tatta, a crazed wild child pariah who communes with animals; and Naradatta, a monk attempting to decipher strange portents of the Buddha's birth.
Subjects:	Gautama Buddha -- Comic books, strips, etc. Buddhists -- Comic books, strips, etc. Caste -- Comic books, strips, etc. Fantasy comic books, strips, etc. Biographical comic books, strips, etc. Historical fiction. Adventure stories. Himalaya Mountains -- Comic books, strips, etc. Nepal -- Comic books, strips, etc. India -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Other Title:	Budda. Dai ikkan, Kapiravasutu. English. Kapilavastu.
Notes:	Translated from the Japanese. "Originally published in Japanese as Budda dai ikkan Kapiravasutu by Ushio Shuppansha, Tokyo, 1987"--T.p. verso. "The artwork of the original has been produced as a mirror-image in order to conform with the English language"--T.p. verso. "This work of fiction contains characters and episodes that are not part of the historical record"--T.p. verso.
Contents:	Brahmin -- Tatta the urchin -- General Budai -- The Announcement -- Chapra -- The King's cup -- The Birth -- The Contest -- All for a cure -- The Prophecy -- The Judgment -- The Wall of death.
ISBN:	193223456X 9781932234565
Other Number:	67710761
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Control Number:	345956
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Call Number:	MANGA Buddha ^Manga

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