Buddha Vol. 05

Deer Park opens with a meeting between the fictional swordsman Tatta and the historical Devadatta, both of whose lives would be transformed by the Buddha. Tatta pledges his life to the Buddha after the voice of his bandit lover, Migaila, is miraculously restored, but Devadatta goes on to become the Buddha’s greatest enemy. Deer Park also includes a key event in the Buddha’s story: the delivery of his first sermon in a field in which deer and other wild beasts gather.

Story and art by Osamu Tezuka.