In 2009, Bharath Murthy took refuge as a lay Buddhist. Soon after, accompanied by his wife Alka, he set out on a pilgrimage to the historical sites in India and Nepal associated with the life of Siddhattha Gotama, the Buddha.
The Vanished Path is an account of their journey through the ruins that mark the Buddha’s life – the places where he lived and taught, lands from where all traces of that past have almost disappeared. As the duo wended its way from Sarnath to Lumbini, from Kudan to Bodhgaya, and many places in between, what emerged is this graphic novel. Excerpts:
Excerpted with permission from The Vanished Path, Bharat Murthy, HarperCollins India.
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The Vanished Path is an account of their journey through the ruins that mark the Buddha’s life – the places where he lived and taught, lands from where all traces of that past have almost disappeared. As the duo wended its way from Sarnath to Lumbini, from Kudan to Bodhgaya, and many places in between, what emerged is this graphic novel. Excerpts:
Excerpted with permission from The Vanished Path, Bharat Murthy, HarperCollins India.
