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Jack Kerouac's profound meditations on the Buddha's life and religion
In the mid-1950s, Jack Kerouac, a lifelong Catholic, became fascinated with Buddhism, an interest that had a significant impact on his ideas of spirituality and later found expression in such books as Mexico City Blues and The Dharma Bums. Originally written in 1955 and now published for the first time in paperback, Wake Up is Kerouac?s retelling of the life of Prince Siddhartha Gotama, who as a young man abandoned his wealthy family and comfortable home for a lifelong search for enlightenment. Distilled from a wide variety of canonical scriptures, Wake Up serves as both a penetrating account of the Buddha?s life and a concise primer on the principal teachings of Buddhism.
Editions of Wake Up
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780670019571
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780143116011
- EBook
- ISBN 9781440662355
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781415956076
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781440613050
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9780143143079
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9781415956069
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Jack Kerouac's profound meditations on the Buddha's life and religion
In the mid-1950s, Jack Kerouac, a lifelong Catholic, became fascinated with Buddhism, an interest that had a significant impact on his ideas of spirituality and later found expression in such books as Mexico City Blues and The Dharma Bums. Originally written in 1955 and now published for the first time in paperback, Wake Up is Kerouac?s retelling of the life of Prince Siddhartha Gotama, who as a young man abandoned his wealthy family and comfortable home for a lifelong search for enlightenment. Distilled from a wide variety of canonical scriptures, Wake Up serves as both a penetrating account of the Buddha?s life and a concise primer on the principal teachings of Buddhism.
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Jack Kerouac's profound meditations on the Buddha's life and religion
In the mid-1950s, Jack Kerouac, a lifelong Catholic, became fascinated with Buddhism, an interest that had a significant impact on his ideas of spirituality and later found expression in such books as Mexico City Blues and The Dharma Bums. Originally written in 1955 and now published for the first time in paperback, Wake Up is Kerouac?s retelling of the life of Prince Siddhartha Gotama, who as a young man abandoned his wealthy family and comfortable home for a lifelong search for enlightenment. Distilled from a wide variety of canonical scriptures, Wake Up serves as both a penetrating account of the Buddha?s life and a concise primer on the principal teachings of Buddhism.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Wake Up?
Philosophy and Religion > Religion and beliefs > Buddhism
Where can I read a sample of Wake Up?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780670019571
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Wake Up?
Jack Kerouac
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Wake Up is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780670019571) and paperback(ISBN 9780143116011) and ebook(ISBN 9781440662355) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781415956076) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781440613050) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780143143079) and audiodisc(ISBN 9781415956069)
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