In manga-god Tezuka's fifth installment of his masterpiece series, the state of affairs gets much worse before they get better. Swordsman Tatta pledges his life to the Buddha after the voice of his lover, Migaila, is miraculously restored. However, Devadatta goes on to become the Buddha's worst enem...

In manga-god Tezuka's fifth installment of his masterpiece series, the state of affairs gets much worse before they get better. Swordsman Tatta pledges his life to the Buddha after the voice of his lover, Migaila, is miraculously restored. However, Devadatta goes on to become the Buddha's worst enemy. Older teens.

In the fifth installment of manga-godfather Osamu Tezuka's Buddha, engagement with death imparts the lesson of life's sancity. In a Machiavellian rise to power, Devadatta, a rogue aristrocrat, incites war between two kingdoms that will leave thousands dead. King Bimisara of Magadha, fearing death his son's own hand, withdraws fatherly love. The true measure of the Buddha's divinity will turn out to be a test of diplomacy - the power of words.