Siddhartha
Siddhartha
An Indian Tale
An allegorical novel that follows the spiritual journey of an Indian man called Siddhartha during the time of Buddha (6th century B.C.). Beginning with the main character's departure from his Brahmin home the search for enlightenment takes Siddhartha through a series of changes and realizations.
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ed, unsown cloak.
He ate only once a day, and never something cooked. He fasted for
fifteen days. He fasted for twenty-eight days. The flesh waned from
his thighs and cheeks. Feverish dreams flickered from his enlarged
eyes, long nails grew slowly on his parched fingers and a dry, shaggy
beard grew on his chin. His glance turned to icy when he encountered
women; his mouth twitched with contempt, when he walked through a city
of nicely dressed people. He saw merchants trading, princes hunting,
mourners wailing for their dead, whores offering themselves, physicians
trying to help the sick, priests determining the most suitable day for
seeding, lovers loving, mothers nursing their children--and all of this
was not worthy of one look from his eye, it all lied, it all stank,
it all stank of lies, it all pretended to be meaningful and joyful and
beautiful, and it all was just concealed putrefaction. The world tasted
bitter. Life was torture.
A goal stood before Siddhartha, a single goal: to become empty,
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Hess hits the nail on the head.
02/28/2017
For all the confused people: this is not a story on the perhaps most widely known Siddhartha, the Buddha.
This is another person with the same name. Gautama in the story is the Siddhartha y'all are talking about.
This is another person with the same name. Gautama in the story is the Siddhartha y'all are talking about.
02/14/2017
Wow.
quote from below says
"TOTALY WRONG. He was born in Nepal in Lumbini, and he "
Thought it said it was an "allegorical" novel. Thought that meant it was metaphorical in nature.
quote from below says
"TOTALY WRONG. He was born in Nepal in Lumbini, and he "
Thought it said it was an "allegorical" novel. Thought that meant it was metaphorical in nature.
02/28/2015
I have been highly recommended by one of the book lover about this book and very amazed to found a brief information about Siddhartha which absolutely not right. which I accept that the author might be misguided but still wonder whether the author has made any excuses yet after knowing the facts!!!
03/12/2014
Okay, first off all the whole story on this book about siddhartha is wrong............. TOTALY WRONG. He was born in Nepal in Lumbini, and he was the prince of Lumbini at that time............. and he was not son of any BRAHMAN. He was son of Shakya "which means current Shrestha" I think writer have to go to the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautam Buddha and consider rewriting the book again.
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02/10/2014
best . . .
no words to say about this book
no words to say about this book
06/06/2013
Tremendous work by author.Hermann Hesse is a genius writer...
04/06/2013
One of the greatest works of fiction of all time written by the greatest author of his time. I have read Siddhartha four times and like Maugham's Razors Edge it is impossible to read it too often. There is not a sufficiency of superlatives in the authors native German or in our language to describe or accurately praise Hesse or his work.
Those of you who have never read this exceptional book do yourselves a favor and commence doing so now. If there is one word which describes Siddhartha it is ennobling.
Those of you who have never read this exceptional book do yourselves a favor and commence doing so now. If there is one word which describes Siddhartha it is ennobling.
03/09/2012
This is one of the best books that i know, I like the way that explain the human desire to known itself...
06/11/2011
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