The Bardo Thodol (Comics Version)

[Xar]

I found this curious comics version of the Bardo Thodol (the Tibetan Book of the Dead):

www.thomasscoville.com/BardoComix/

and I wanted to share it...

[Menolly]

Wow...

...and welcome back to The Close, Xar.

...what a first post back...

[Avatar]

Weird. Still, I think I'll stick to my original copy.

--A

[Cagliostro]

That's fantastic. The reason I got into computers in the first place was to make a videogame based somewhat on Tibetan Buddism, somewhat off of a board game of Tibetan Buddism called Rebirth, and some other ideas. It wouldn't have been "hit you over the head with Buddhism," but would be more subtle in the finished stage. But I never learned game programming, or any more advanced programming. It just looked like it would need a huge team or at least someone with more fortitude than I had. Yeah, an abandoned dream, but it really was a good idea. Oh well, pity.

[Fist and Faith]

What the heck does General Zod have to do with the Tibetan Book of the Dead?????

[madsage]

That's fantastic. The reason I got into computers in the first place was to make a videogame based somewhat on Tibetan Buddism, somewhat off of a board game of Tibetan Buddism called Rebirth, and some other ideas. It wouldn't have been "hit you over the head with Buddhism," but would be more subtle in the finished stage. But I never learned game programming, or any more advanced programming. It just looked like it would need a huge team or at least someone with more fortitude than I had. Yeah, an abandoned dream, but it really was a good idea. Oh well, pity.

This is a fun idea, though. I was happy to find that there is a growing Buddhist fiction genre, thanks in large part to Kate Wheeler.

I'm not a huge comic fan, but that was just as interesting.

[Fist and Faith]

I'm not kidding, ya know. That's Zod. An actual photo from the movie.