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Sid
What would the life of Buddha look like if it were lived today?
Anita Feng has crafted in Sid a delightful jewel that captures both the classic story of the Buddha, as well a deeply personal and familiar reflection of the story in a contemporary retelling.
Sid weaves the traditional tale of Siddhartha, the Buddha-to-be with the story of Sid, an everyman who finds himself waking up amid the reality of work and family life in the modern world. Returning to the standard tale with careful consideration of the relationships in Buddha’s life—to his wife, parents, and child—Feng’s narrative embodies the Mahayana perspective of living one’s enlightenment in the world.
Beautifully told in poetic prose, Sid teaches that the key to the story of the Buddha’s life is that the story could be about any of us.
Includes beautiful black and white illustrations, created especially for this book.
Anita Feng has crafted in Sid a delightful jewel that captures both the classic story of the Buddha, as well a deeply personal and familiar reflection of the story in a contemporary retelling.
Sid weaves the traditional tale of Siddhartha, the Buddha-to-be with the story of Sid, an everyman who finds himself waking up amid the reality of work and family life in the modern world. Returning to the standard tale with careful consideration of the relationships in Buddha’s life—to his wife, parents, and child—Feng’s narrative embodies the Mahayana perspective of living one’s enlightenment in the world.
Beautifully told in poetic prose, Sid teaches that the key to the story of the Buddha’s life is that the story could be about any of us.
Includes beautiful black and white illustrations, created especially for this book.
178 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 8, 2015
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About the author
Anita Feng
4 books8 followersAnita Feng’s major awards in writing include an National Endowment for the Arts grant, an Illinois Arts Council grant, a Washington State GAP award and the prestigious Pablo Neruda Prize. Publications include a novel, Sid, published by Wisdom Publications, and two books of poetry, Internal Strategies, published by the University of Akron Press and Sadie & Mendel, winner of the Backwaters Press Prize. Individual works have been published by Nimrod, Ploughshares, Black Warrior Review, North American Review, Northwest Review, and Primavera among others. Her poetry has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
She is also a Zen Master, teaching at the Blue Heron Zen Community in Seattle, and she works as a sculptor making raku Buddhas (http://www.golden-wind.com
She is also a Zen Master, teaching at the Blue Heron Zen Community in Seattle, and she works as a sculptor making raku Buddhas (http://www.golden-wind.com
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
December 5, 2017
This is quite a striking and beautiful tale. I love the minimalism and pace as well. Not a wasted word...how rare, how splendid.
May 12, 2018
I loved the idea of this book and occasionally it caught my imagination and my heart. But something was missing. Others who are spiritually minded might really like it but I was not wowed. Such a good idea to have the parallel lives of Siddhartha & Sid. Oh well.
May 11, 2018
I love the story of Siddhartha so this was lovely.
August 10, 2023
Parallel people perhaps. Siddhartha and Sid. Hard for me to understand not knowing the Buddha nor the Buddah. Love the animals and their commentary.
July 15, 2015
Brilliant interweaving of timelines, characters and teachings.
April 28, 2016
Very Excellent!
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