and though simple and direct
he has staked as security
the body of a woman is discovered battered to death in a hotel bathroom
Confronted with the brevity of human life
Faced with endangering the only loved-ones he has left
Kapilavastu (Buddha, Book 1) Format:Paperback and though simple and directThe first book in the classic eight volume graphic novel series from the godfather of the genre an irreverent and humourous rendition of the life and times of Buddha. In book one, Kapilavastu, Chapra, an ambitious slave, spurns the caste system into which he was born and tries to become a nobleman, Tatta, the wild pariah child, communes with animals, and the monk, Naradatta, strives to uncover the meaning of strange portents surrounding the Buddhas