{"product_id":"enlightened-9781665903103","title":"Enlightened","description":"\u003cb\u003eA 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePrince 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on the life of the real man who was known first as a prince, then as a monk, and now as the Gautama Buddha, \u003ci\u003eEnlightened\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atheneum Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781665903103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Sachi Ediriweera","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43067723546805,"sku":"9781665903103","price":11.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0dfc90b9-0ed9-4a41-bce0-f58b3d6500e8.jpg?v=1690864028","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/enlightened-9781665903103","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}