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UpasakaAbhaya
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Buddhist Comics

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Dear Friends in Dhamma,

It seems some countries (not Canada 😞) have Buddhist comics or graphic novels. Thailand, Vietnam, and Sri Lanka, I believe. The art in these tends to be of very good quality, as exemplified below. And the stories contained are straight from the suttas. (Imagine picking up the story of Bahiya instead of the X-Men! I only seem to be able to find scans on Pintrest, and was wondering if anyone knows where one can find scans or download these?

Metta and peace,
Bowing and thanks,
Upasaka Abhaya
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Lucas Oliveira
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Jātakas | Animated Buddhist Stories

These videos illustrate the Jātakas, didactic tales based on past lives of the Buddha and his disciples..

a set of animations produced by Wat San Fran (a Thai temple in San Francisco)



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Thus Have I Heard

Buddha Thus Have I Heard, This is the story of the life of the Lord Buddha as an animation in Thai language translated to English

Official site: http://buddha-thushaveiheard.com/



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Sabbe_Dhamma_Anatta
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A few Burmese Buddhist comics for children, probably in both English & Burmese. Some are Burmese-traditional legends.
scanned pdfs
pali words are spelled in Burmese pronunciation.
https://www.thitsarparamisociety.com/ge ... -children/



e.g

Buddha's life in Brief

11 Great Parittas





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A facebook group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/398575174112896/


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𝓑𝓾𝓭𝓭𝓱𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓭 𝓤𝓷𝓮𝓺𝓾𝓲𝓿𝓸𝓬𝓪𝓵𝓵𝔂 𝓓𝓮𝓬𝓵𝓪𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓣𝓱𝓪𝓽
  • Iᴅᴇᴀ ᴏꜰ Sᴏᴜʟ ɪs Oᴜᴛᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴀɴ Uᴛᴛᴇʀʟʏ Fᴏᴏʟɪsʜ Vɪᴇᴡ
    V. Nanananda

𝓐𝓷𝓪𝓽𝓽ā 𝓜𝓮𝓪𝓷𝓼 𝓣𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓣𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓮 𝓘𝓼
  • Nᴏ sᴜᴄʜ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀs ᴀ Sᴇʟғ, Sᴏᴜʟ, Eɢᴏ, Sᴘɪʀɪᴛ, ᴏʀ Āᴛᴍᴀɴ
    V. Buddhādasa
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Sabbe_Dhamma_Anatta wrote: Thu May 27, 2021 5:06 pm A few Burmese Buddhist comics for children, probably in both English & Burmese. Some are Burmese-traditional legends.
scanned pdfs
pali words are spelled in Burmese pronunciation.
https://www.thitsarparamisociety.com/ge ... -children/



e.g

Buddha's life in Brief

11 Great Parittas





================================================
A facebook group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/398575174112896/


:heart:
Thanks for these. On my children's reading list from tommorow.
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Sabbe_Dhamma_Anatta
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robertk wrote: Thu May 27, 2021 5:18 pm ...
Thanks for these. On my children's reading list from tommorow.
Great. My pleasure.

However, a bit of parental guidance may be needed because some are written in humorous tone, some are literal translations of Burmese idioms/"modern slangs", and some spelling/grammar errors :lol:
𝓑𝓾𝓭𝓭𝓱𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓭 𝓤𝓷𝓮𝓺𝓾𝓲𝓿𝓸𝓬𝓪𝓵𝓵𝔂 𝓓𝓮𝓬𝓵𝓪𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓣𝓱𝓪𝓽
  • Iᴅᴇᴀ ᴏꜰ Sᴏᴜʟ ɪs Oᴜᴛᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴀɴ Uᴛᴛᴇʀʟʏ Fᴏᴏʟɪsʜ Vɪᴇᴡ
    V. Nanananda

𝓐𝓷𝓪𝓽𝓽ā 𝓜𝓮𝓪𝓷𝓼 𝓣𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓣𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓮 𝓘𝓼
  • Nᴏ sᴜᴄʜ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀs ᴀ Sᴇʟғ, Sᴏᴜʟ, Eɢᴏ, Sᴘɪʀɪᴛ, ᴏʀ Āᴛᴍᴀɴ
    V. Buddhādasa
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hello all....from the 90s...Tsai Chih Chung's (C. C. Tsai) wonderful books, translated by Brian Bruya...have these 2..."Shouts of Nothingness" and "The quest for enlightenment"...these are easily read and had many "ah ha" moments...the illustrations will charm you... :smile:
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There is an entire series (like 2o large volumes) of graphic novels by Osamu Tezuka called Buddha, which tell the story of the Buddhas life via the pali canon. It is quite incredible and I always wonder why it doesn't have more popularity with theravadins and particularly their children. Its great art.
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