Siddhartha: An Indian TaleHermann Hesse wrote Siddhartha after he traveled to India in the 1910s. It tells the story of a young boy who travels the country in a quest for spiritual enlightenment in the time of Guatama Buddha. It is a compact, lyrical work, which reads like an allegory about the finding of wisdom. |
Contents
| 5 | |
| 19 | |
Gotama | 35 |
Awakening | 50 |
SECOND PART | 57 |
Kamala | 58 |
With the Childlike People | 80 |
Sansara | 94 |
By the River | 108 |
The Ferryman | 126 |
The Son | 146 |
Om | 160 |
Govinda | 171 |
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Common terms and phrases
able ablutions already Anathapindika ascetic asked Atman beautiful become bid his farewell bird boat Brahman breath Buddha childlike clothes courtesan daemons dear eternal everything exalted eyes face father fear felt ferry ferryman foolish forest glance goal Gotama grove hair happy heard heart holy hour jackals Jetavana Kamala Kamaswami kiss knew knowledge laughed learned listened lived longer lust meditation merchant monks mouth never Nirvana oh Govinda oh Siddhartha once pain path perfected perhaps pilgrim pilgrimage quietly Quoth Govinda Quoth Siddhartha reached recognised refuge rich river Sakyamuni salvation Samana Sansara searching sedan-chair seemed servants Siddhartha looked Siddhartha saw Siddhartha spoke Siddhartha stopped silently sleep slowly smile soul stayed stood suffering talk teacher teachings tell things thinking thirst thought thousand tiredness turned Upanishad Vasudeva Vishnu voice waiting walk wise woman words wound young