In this beautiful visual biography Tom Morgan gathers some of the most interesting writings about the Buddha and the religion he inspired and mixes them with gorgeous photographs depicting Buddhism around the world. Writings range from excerpts from great literary figures such as Herman Hesse and Jack Kerouac, to a narrative of how death-row inmate Kevin Sack found salvation in Buddhism, to Karen Armstrong's wonderfully lucid biographical illuminations of the historical figure. With 150 color photographs.