Buddha He Lit the Path (Amar Chitra Katha) Indian Comic Book (Visionaries) [Paperback] [Sep 01, 2008] Anant Pai

Amar Chitra Katha #22

by S.K. Ramachandra Rao, Anant Pai (Editor), Souren Roy (Illustrator)

Hinduism, like any other living religion, produced its share of free thinkers. Prince Siddhartha who became Gautama the Buddha was the most noteworthy of them all. The Hinduism that Siddhartha saw had lost much of its primal energy and its pristine purity. He refused to subscribe to the caste system which had ceased to be Dharma and had become a tool of oppression. He would not accept the power drunk priests as sole agents of God. He questioned the authority of the Vedas. And he was convinced that penance and meditation as mere rituals without the accompanying sincerity and contemplation were futile. So he set out alone to seek the ultimate truth. His search led him to the enlightenment that liberated him as he pondered under a Bodhi tree. He returned to preach what he had known and experienced and he did this out of compassion for his fellow beings as converting them was never his aim. Today, he has followers all over the world but the largest number are concentrated in the far-eastern countries.

Genres: Comics, History, Mythology, Religion, Graphic Novels Comics, Buddhism, Graphic Novels

32 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 2007

About the author

Saligrama Krishna Ramachandra Rao was an Indian author, Sanskrit scholar and professor of psychology.
His books, most of them in Kannada and English, deal with Indian culture, philosophy, art, music, and literature. They are based on research he conducted on ancient Indian texts and rare manuscripts. He was working on a thirty-two volume project on the Rigveda in English at the time of his death.

Reviews

[Ashish Iyer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lovely biography on Buddha.

[Reading_ Tamishly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love, love, love Amar Chitra Katha comics. They are amazing! I wish more children get access to this affordable yet powerful comic series.

[Uditi Chibber · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Buddha" comic was pretty okayish to me. His original name was Siddhartha and was born to king Suddhodana and queen Mayadevi. His birthplace was Lumbini which is now a Buddhist pilgrimage site in Nepal. Sage Asita had predicted that he would grow up to be either a king or a saint. As the years passed by, one could see positive behavioural traits of Siddhartha. For instance, he couldn't bear the pain of a bird which was wounded due to the actions of his evil cousin Devadatta.
His wife was Yashodhara and both of them had a son named Rahula.
One day, Siddhartha was in his chariot and he was accompanied by Channa. He observed the miseries of people outside his palace and felt sorry for them.
Then, he came to the conclusion that he would give up the life of worldly pleasures and contemplate on finding the ways to end sorrow from his mind. He contemplated on finding the truth in his life. He used to sit beneath the tree and led an ascetic life. He freed himself from the desires of life to attain freedom.
Lord Buddha exhibited many positive behavioural traits like benevolence, kindness, simplicity and sincerity.
But the presentation of his story seemed okay to me.

[Khayma · Rating 4 out of 5]

As someone who teaches religions, i have always been fascinated by The Buddha, or the enlightened one. His teachings, his lifelong dedication towards helping people overcome sorrow and pain is something to live by. Amar Chitra Katha outlines his life and important events in it beautifully, although i do feel the ending was slightly rushed. Still, nothing to not love.

[Ahmed Abrar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thanks Anant Pai for bringing the complex philosophies in brief and concise manner! Did all these happen? Are we sure? About the philosophy, I do agree with quite few things, especially after when I have visited viharas in Ramu, Cox's Bazar and enjoyed the unparalleled tranquility!

[Alien Bookreader · Rating 3 out of 5]

Available here:
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This was interesting - ties together some of the stories about the Buddha and his life. However it is really a biography style comic and doesn't delve into the teachings and philosophy of Buddhism as much as I hoped.

[Swetha G · Rating 5 out of 5]

Peace

Let peace prevail to the world. Short and sweet read. Useful to narrate or read out to kids for a quick intro about buddha

[Navya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Buddham Saranam Gacchami, dhammam Saranam Gacchami, Sangham Saranam Gacchami
Good read to know about Buddha in short. Need to know how he got enlightened is the key for happiness.

[arvinth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent

Everything is beautifully portrayed in this book... loved it!!!!!!!
I would recommend to all. Kids would enjoy reading this for sure

[Akshay Kamath · Rating 5 out of 5]

A nice read.

This book has done a nice job in introducing the back story of Buddha as well as his preachings. A nice read.

[Ravi Kumar Dandapani]

nice

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read the hindi version. Always a fan of ack

[Kimkim]

Sorrow - Desire

[Shaurya Mishra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice comic. How short and how insightful 😃

[Deepti · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not easy tamil

[Surya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting. Buddha was against few Hindu rituals, curious to understand and know more on this

[Rahul Panelia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story of Lord Buddha..

[Manan Sheel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Buddha

A little comic book on the life of buddha. I have read so much about Buddha and his teachings. And this comic book was really beautiful. Somehow, comics give a pleasure that is unique - different from books and movies, and still beautiful in their own way.