Comics will give the opportunity to comprehend the wisdom of Buddhism

The unusual way of assimilating the wisdom of Buddhism Tetsui Zhakhasi is the author of a series of comics released to help people who want to correctly understand the foundations of this religion and easily learn information about the churches of the school of Dzedo Sinau. The material about this was published on the pages of the Japanese newspaper "Yomiuri" (the Russian translation of the article is published on the website inopressa.ru ).

"It is extremely difficult to explain the teachings of the school of Dzedo Sint only with words. Comics are an ideal form of transmitting the necessary information," says the creator of books unusual in this genre.

Zhakhasi, a 40-year-old priest of the Kevzi Temple in the city of Daito (Prefecture Osaka), has already issued a third collection of comics, which he called "O-Teru Nor Iko!" ('Let's go to the temple!'). For a few months, more than 50 thousand copies of the book were sold.

“Modern society is increasingly losing the values ​​acquired through spiritual education, and this negatively affects a person’s awareness of the dignity of life and death and on his attitude to the surrounding nature,” emphasizes Zhakhasi. He bitterly notes that the temples have already ceased to play an important role in the everyday life of people. Children are almost not visible in the temples, but the number of crimes committed by young people is rapidly increasing.

Zahashi thought a lot about what he could do personally in order to somehow change the situation created for the better. He found the answer to his question in the comics - the genre that he always really liked. Five years ago, Zahashi released his first collection of comics. He wrote the text for the collection, and his students painted the illustrations.

The son of a priest of the Church of the school of Dzedo Sinto in the city of Ikead (Prefecture Osaka), Zhakhasi accepted the spiritual rank while still a high school student. After graduating from the university, he worked in the administration of the Khonganzi Temple, one of the largest spiritual centers of the Dzedo Sinsu school, located in Kyoto.

However, after three years of work in the administrative system, Ogakhasi began to doubt whether he should correctly follow his spiritual vocation. These doubts were especially intensified after he visited his friend, whose wife had just died. At that moment, he could not even find suitable words to console the children of his friend, who were then students of primary grades. “I thought about whether I could be a real priest, if I am not even able to alleviate the suffering of other people a little,” Lygasi recalls.

Ozhashi spent almost a whole year in painful thoughts and reassessment of values. Finally, he realized that only one thing really wanted to preach to people the teachings of Buddhism. “I decided to throw an unnecessary load from my shoulders and do only what I can and what I was called up,” he recalls.

“Suffering is a feeling that you arise when you see that you did not happen what you expected and what you hoped for,” says to Ogakhai to two small children with whom he walks around the temple. In the form, which is understandable to children, Obakhai explains in detail the main provisions of Buddhist teaching, reveals the meaning of Buddhist prayers and even teaches to use the rosary correctly.

In May, Obhasi plans to release the next collection. “Another consolation - my wife no longer scolds me for reading comics books,” Zhahasi added laughing.