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Buddha by Osamu Tezuka

Comic of Buddha written by Mr. Osamu Tezuka.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddha_(manga)
Sariputta asks Ananda what Buddha teaches.

He says,

All suffering cause as the result of a reason,
Buddha teaches us how to figure it out.

All suffering can be stopped,
Buddha teaches us how to do it.
Ananda asks Moggallana who is able to read other's mind the past and the future that if he has a pleasure of life by seeing through all the futures.

He says,

No, it's not right, Ananda.
The future I'm seeing right now is the result of current circumstances.

Futures are changing all the time, it is like a whirl in the river.


(Japanese)

手塚治虫さんのブッダより。

サーリプッタがアナンダにブッダの教えはどのようなものか問う。

アナンダは次のように答える。

「あらゆる苦しみはかならず原因から生まれる ブッダはそれらの原因を解き明かされる。
あらゆる苦しみはかならずとめることができる ブッダはそれらのとめる方法を解き明かされる。」

過去も未来も人の心も読めるモッガラーナにアナンダは問う。

「でもそんなに未来がわかってしまったら生きてても楽しみがなくなるでしょう?」

モッガラーナは言う

「いや、アナンダ、いま私に見える未来は今のままの未来です。
未来はまるで川のうずのように、どんどん変わっていくものです。」

Comments

GS said…
The covers to these books look awesome!!! Just beautiful. Are they the covers of the Japanese editions?

Thanks for posting them.

Buddha by Tezuka seems amazing indeed.
momo said…
Thank you for your comment, GS.
It's pocketbook version.
I'm glad you liked Tezuka books:)

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