Shiddhartha |
A verse sketching the life and activities of Gautama Buddha, by Biramangol Moirangthem, Published by MD Brothers Publishing, Printing and Stationary Kakching, Price Rs 75/-, Page 220. Reviewed by: Konsam Kulladhwaja |
First the writer wrote the story in the form of novel, later on he transformed it into verse form, mentioned the writer in the preface. The book begins with the married life of Siddhartha. The happiness of married life is depicted in the first chapter. At the outset the author quotes the lines from the gospel of Buddha, 'The greatest happiness which a mortal man can imagine is the bond of marriage ties together two loving hearts. But there is a greater happiness still; it is the embrace of truth...' Siddhartha begins to sit up and brood over life and death and starts contemplating abort the different stages of life. Jacques, the Shakespearean character in 'As you like it' said, "one man in his time play many parts/... At first the infant/ Mewing and puking in the nurse's arms/ And then the whining school boy, with his satchel/... last scene of all/ that ends this strange eventful history". The seven stages of life depicted by Shakespeare are all suffering, as Siddhartha thought so. Birth is suffering, old age is suffering, sickness is suffering, death is suffering. The cause of suffering is given by Buddha, 'the world is full of evil and sorrow, because it is full of lust.' This is reminded by Biranmangol while he is narrating the dramatic story of the life of Siddhartha, Samara insists Siddhartha to leave the bond of life and show the world that he had come one day. So at length Siddhartha goes away from home and enlightens the world. Taking references from 'Buddha His Life, His Doctrine, His order' and 'the critical study on Gautama Buddha', the author composed the verse, mentioned the author in the preface. |
Courtesy: The Sangai Express |
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