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Try again.

I have an idea for a comic book I would like to attempt. It is based in a contemporary setting and sort of outlines the principles of buddhism without actually comingout and saying so.

What I am after is a good source of Buddha stories and what they mean. You know the sort of thing, Buddha said this or did that and what he was getting at.

I had a book by Suzuki once that was full of them but I am sure there is a website whith some somewhere.

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  • It's not clear to me what you mean. What exactly is your question about Buddhism? A comic? Contemporary? – ruben2020 Jul 14 '21 at 16:33
  • Are you trying to draw comics depicting stories from the Buddha's life or past lives? How would that be contemporary? – ruben2020 Jul 14 '21 at 16:55
  • It wouldn't be about Buddha but it would touch on some Buddhist principles. Think contemporary re-interpretation of Shakespeare. – ThirdPrize Jul 15 '21 at 09:46

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Please see Buddhanet's Buddhist Studies eBook Library.

It contains ebooks on the Buddha's life story, Jataka tales, stories of his disciples, stories from the Dhammapada commentary and other suttas.

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If you're not afraid to dive into the deep end, then you could start with the Jataka Tales. I haven't got the time to compile my own description, so I've pulled this wiki.

The Jataka tales are a voluminous body of literature native to India concerning the previous births of Gautama Buddha in both human and animal form. The future Buddha may appear as a king, an outcast, a god, an elephant—but, in whatever form, he exhibits some virtue that the tale thereby inculcates.

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I went for "Zen Flesh, Zen Bones" in the end.

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