About Kechara Comics

“Comics are not heavy thick books that can frighten people away, which is why they are a wonderful educational medium to bring people deep Dharma and Dorje Shugden in a simple, easy to understand and enjoyable way.”
– Tsem Rinpoche

Growing up in Howell, New Jersey, some of H.E. Tsem Rinpoche's favourite memories were happy times with his adoptive mother picking out the latest comics at the neighbourhood convenience store. After joining the monastery in India, Rinpoche discovered how India’s largest and most famous comic book publisher — Amar Chitra Katha — made complex Hindu and Buddhist biographies, fables and epics into comic book stories that everyone could understand.

Seeing how popular those comics were, Rinpoche always wanted to make Amar Chitra Katha-style comics of Dorje Shugden available to all. Some time in 2018, Kechara Comics was conceived as Rinpoche was bouncing some story ideas casually with a few students. These ideas went on to become the storylines of the first three comics produced by Kechara Comics.

Kechara Comics brings inspirational and heartwarming tales to life in a light-hearted and fun way. From traditional folk tales to biographies of past Buddhist masters and real-life stories of people who have found new meaning and purpose through spirituality, Kechara Comics is for people of all ages. We hope you enjoy these stories and that you too can discover how the Buddhist way of life can help you develop inner peace, love, wisdom and happiness.

Support Kechara Comics

Just like the printing of Sutras and traditional Dharma texts, modern publications such as these comics also generate vast merits and create the causes for Dorje Shugden’s lineage to grow. To continue creating more of these comics, we need all the help we can get. We’re fully dependent on generous donations from kind sponsors to cover production costs.

If you can and would like to help by becoming a sponsor, you can contribute any amount to our publishing fund. Thank you for your support.

About Buddha Shakyamuni

Buddha Shakyamuni, often simply called the Buddha, is one of the most revered figures in human history. Born as Siddhartha Gautama in ancient India, he left behind a life of luxury to seek the meaning of suffering. Along his journey, he encountered four sights that profoundly impacted him: an old man, a sick person, a corpse, and a wandering ascetic. These encounters led him to renounce his princely status and embark on a quest for enlightenment.

After attaining enlightenment, Siddhartha became the Buddha, or "Awakened One." His teachings, known as the Dharma, focus on understanding suffering and the path to liberation. All Buddhist practice traces back to him and his teachings of compassion, mindfulness, and wisdom, leading liberation from suffering and the cycle of birth and death.

Further Reading

• Buddha Shakyamuni COMIC BOOK!
• The Buddha – A Graphic Novel
• Possessed, a NEW Kechara Comic