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Herman Hesse's Siddhartha


In the book Siddhartha, by Herman Hesse, the main character Siddhartha
had many teachers along his quest for happiness. Throughout his life he
denounced teachers and their teachings. In his last meeting with his lifelong
friend, Govinda, he mentions five in which he was indebted : a beautiful
courtesan, a rich merchant, a dice player, a Buddhist monk, and Vasudeva.
The first of these teachers along his way was Kamala a beautiful courtesan.
Kamala taught him the wonderful pleasures of love and the importance of wealth
and riches in society . ³It [had] never been my experience that a Samana from
the woods should come to me and desire to learn from me. Never has a Samana
with long hair and an old torn loin cloth come to me. Many young men come to me,
including Brahmin's sons but they come to me in fine clothes, in fine shoes;
there is scent in their hair and money in their purses. That is how these young
men come to me, O Samana.² These......

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