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Wake up : a life of the Buddha

Though raised Catholic, in the early 1950s Jack Kerouac became fascinated with Buddhism, an interest that would have a profound impact on his ideas of spirituality and their expression in his writing. Published for the first time in book form, this is Kerouac's retelling of the story of Prince Siddhartha Gautama, who as a young man abandoned his wealthy family and comfortable home for a lifelong search for enlightenment. As a compendium of the teachings of the Buddha, Wake Up is a meditation on the nature of life, desire, wisdom, and suffering. Distilled from a variety of canonical scriptures, Wake Up serves as both a concise primer on the concepts of Buddhism and as a document of Kerouac's evolving beliefs. It is the work of a devoted spiritual follower of the Buddha who also happened to be one of the twentieth century's most influential novelists.--From publisher description.

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  • "Wake up"@it
  • "Wake up"@pl
  • "Life of the Buddha"
  • "Life of the Buddha"@en

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  • "Though raised Catholic, in the early 1950s Jack Kerouac became fascinated with Buddhism, an interest that would have a profound impact on his ideas of spirituality and their expression in his writing. Published for the first time in book form, this is Kerouac's retelling of the story of Prince Siddhartha Gautama, who as a young man abandoned his wealthy family and comfortable home for a lifelong search for enlightenment. As a compendium of the teachings of the Buddha, Wake Up is a meditation on the nature of life, desire, wisdom, and suffering. Distilled from a variety of canonical scriptures, Wake Up serves as both a concise primer on the concepts of Buddhism and as a document of Kerouac's evolving beliefs. It is the work of a devoted spiritual follower of the Buddha who also happened to be one of the twentieth century's most influential novelists.--From publisher description."
  • "Though raised Catholic, in the early 1950s Jack Kerouac became fascinated with Buddhism, an interest that would have a profound impact on his ideas of spirituality and their expression in his writing. Published for the first time in book form, this is Kerouac's retelling of the story of Prince Siddhartha Gautama, who as a young man abandoned his wealthy family and comfortable home for a lifelong search for enlightenment. As a compendium of the teachings of the Buddha, Wake Up is a meditation on the nature of life, desire, wisdom, and suffering. Distilled from a variety of canonical scriptures, Wake Up serves as both a concise primer on the concepts of Buddhism and as a document of Kerouac's evolving beliefs. It is the work of a devoted spiritual follower of the Buddha who also happened to be one of the twentieth century's most influential novelists.--From publisher description."@en
  • "Au milieu des années 1950, Jack Kerouac, éduqué dans la religion catholique, découvre avec fascination le bouddhisme. Ce nouveau centre d'intérêt aura un impact important sur sa conception de la spiritualité et influencera l'écriture de certains de ses livres comme Mexico City Blues ou Les clochards célestes. Réveille-toi nous présente la vie de Siddhartha Gautama racontée par Kerouac. Ce jeune prince abandonna sa riche famille et son environnement confortable afin de consacrer sa vie à la recherche de l'illumination. Présentant une grande variété de scènes canoniques, Réveille-toi offre au lecteur une nouvelle version de la vie de Bouddha tout en reprenant de manière concise les principaux enseignements du bouddhisme. Ce texte, que préface un bouddhiste lettré, Robert A. F. Thurman, explique l'engagement de Kerouac envers le bouddhisme et l'influence de celui-ci sur la vie et l'œuvre de l'écrivain."
  • "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."@en

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  • "Wake up a life of the Buddha"
  • "Wake up"
  • "Lebendiger Buddha : Aus dem Amerikanischen von Ursula Gräfe"
  • "Lebendiger Buddha"
  • "Zbudź się : żywot Buddy"@pl
  • "Réveille-toi : la vie du Bouddha : récit"
  • "Wake up : a life of the Buddha"
  • "Wake up : a life of the Buddha"@en
  • "Lebendiger Buddha Aus dem Amerikanischen von Ursula Gräfe. Mit einer Einleitung von Robert A.F.Thurman"
  • "Reveille-toi la vie de Bouddha : récit"
  • "Il libro del risveglio : vita del Buddha"@it
  • "Il libro del risveglio : vita del Buddha"
  • "Réveille-Toi:La Vie Du Bouddha"
  • "Wake up a life of the buddha"@en

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