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©2006
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411 pages : chiefly illustrations, map ; 21 cm
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Translated from the Japanese
This second volume of the fictional biography of Siddhartha, Gautama Buddha, covers his upbringing and early manhood. Unhappy with the injustice of the caste system, the prince leaves his life of luxury to find a way to fight it. He marries and fathers a child, but unable to live in his luxurious palace, he cuts off his hair and departs into the wilderness to become a monk
"Originally published in Japanese as Budda dai nikan shimon shutsuyu by Ushio Shuppensha, Tokyo, 1987"--T.p. verso
"The artwork of the original has been produced as a mirror-image in order to conform with the English language"--T.p. verso
"This work of fiction contains characters and episodes that are not part of the historical record"--T.p. verso