Enlightened

Enlightened

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Publisher's Synopsis

A spirited young prince longing to learn more about the world grows into a man on a quest to find the cause of human suffering in this first-of-its-kind graphic novel retelling of the life of Siddhartha, the founder of Buddhism.

Prince Siddhartha lives in a beautiful palace in the heart of Kapilavastu. His father, the king, ensures that he has the best of everything--he just can't go outside. He is locked up away from the city, away from anything that might cause him pain. He knows nothing of illness, aging, sorrow, or death, yet Siddhartha feels the pain regardless, and it instills a burning curiosity to understand the world outside--and the nature of human suffering.

Based on the life of the real man who was known first as a prince, then as a monk, and now as the Gautama Buddha, Enlightened is about one boy's quest to learn the truth that underpins our endless struggle against suffering--and in understanding, break the cyclic existence that perpetuates it.

Book information

ISBN: 9781665903103
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Imprint: Atheneum Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 741.5973
Language: English
Number of pages: 304
Weight: 703g
Height: 221mm
Width: 157mm
Spine width: 33mm