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Wake Up: A Life of the Buddha (Penguin Modern Classics) (Paperback)
$11.94 - Save $5.53 31% off - RRP $17.47 Free delivery worldwide (to United States and
all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 72 hours | |Short Description for Wake UpA biography of the founder of Buddhism and a study of Siddartha Gautama's life and works. It recounts the story of Prince Siddhartha's upbringing and his father's wish to protect him from all human suffering, despite a prediction that he would become a great holy man in later life. It offers an introduction to the world of Buddhism.
Full description- Publisher: PENGUIN CLASSICS
- Published: 28 August 2008
- Format: Paperback 176 pages
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- Categories: Biography: Religious & Spiritual | Buddhism | Religious & Spiritual Leaders
- ISBN 13: 9780141189468 ISBN 10: 0141189460
- Sales rank: 44,522
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Full description for Wake Up
Never before published in Kerouac's lifetime, this 1955 biography of the founder of Buddhism is a clear and powerful study of Siddartha Gautama's life and works. "Wake Up" recounts the story of Prince Siddhartha's royal upbringing and his father's wish to protect him from all human suffering, despite a prediction that he would become a great holy man in later life. Departing from his father's palace, Siddhartha adopts a homeless life, struggles with his meditations, and eventually finds Enlightenment. Written at the end of Kerouac's career, when he became increasingly interested in Buddhist teachings, and collected for the first time in one book, this fresh and accessible biography is both an important addition to Kerouac's work and a valuable introduction to the world of Buddhism itself.
