Enlightened (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781665903110)

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.

Author: Sachi Ediriweera
ISBN-10: 1665903112
ISBN-13: 9781665903110
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 09/26/2023
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.90lbs
Size: 8.70h x 6.30w x 1.90d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2023
Publishers Weekly 07/10/2023
School Library Journal 12/15/2023 pg. 1