Buddhist Manga

by kevin on February 12, 2010

Buddhist Manga

Gantz Gashapon - The Buddhist Temple Alien Gantz Gashapon - The Buddhist Temple Alien
Sale Price: $5.99

The Character the Buddhist Temple Alien as a mini figure from the Gantz anime series. Figure stands about 3.50" (9 cm) in height. Requires minimal assembly and comes packaged in a clear plastic bag with Japanese text insert...

Buddha, Volume 1: Kapilavastu Buddha, Volume 1: Kapilavastu
List Price: $14.95
Sale Price: $9.14

Osamu Tezuka’s vaunted storytelling genius, consummate skill at visual expression, and warm humanity blossom fully in his eight-volume epic of Siddhartha’s life and times. Tezuka evidences his profound grasp of the subject by contextualizing the Buddha’s ideas; the emphasis is on movement, action, emotion, and conflict as the prince Siddhartha runs away from home, travels across India, and questions Hindu practices such as ascetic self-mutilation and caste oppression...

Basic Buddhism Through Comics Basic Buddhism Through Comics
List Price: $9.95
Sale Price: $5.89

Basic Buddhism Through Comics is a fun and novel look at the esoteric and occasionally difficult-to-grasp concepts behind Buddhism. Intended for adults as well as children, this comic-style book is an excellent guide for both those who have freshly entered the gate of Buddhism and those who have been practicing the teachings for a long time...

The 14th Dalai Lama: A Manga Biography The 14th Dalai Lama: A Manga Biography
List Price: $15.00
Sale Price: $2.11

A new way of getting to know one of the world's most beloved spiritual leaders. Featuring a charmingly illustrated format that will appeal to readers of all ages, this unique biography is an ideal introduction to the leader of the Tibetan government-in-exile...


Buddhist Manga
Does anybody on Religion & Spirituality actually read manga?

If not, I'm curious why. There are SO MANY religious manga out there!

Infact, all of these are religious manga:

Fruits Basket - Chinese Paganism
Angel Sanctuary - Christian
Wish - Christian
Full Metal Alchemist - Pagan/Atheist/Agnostic
Full Moon Wo Sagashite - Shinto
Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne - Christian
Princess Mononoke - Shinto
Tarot Cafe - New Age
Love Witch - Pagan
DN Angel - Christian
Ah! My Goddess! - Pagan
Because I'm the Goddess - Pagan
Faerie's Landing - Pagan
Princess Ai - Christian
Shaman King - Pagan/Buddhist
Yu Yu Hakusho - Shinto/Pagan
Telepathic Wanderers - New Age/Pagan
Zodiac P.I. - New Age
Manga = Japanese Comics

In America, they're in English

Many of us who enjoy manga aren't as obsessed with religion as you seem to be. I have the feeling that most of us just read it or watch the anime, and don't pay that much attention to whatever religious stuff is in the background.

I also think labelling a lot of that stuff as paganistic is a little too judgemental, don't you?

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