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Evaluation Of Siddhartha

Set six centuries before the birth of Christ in ancient India during the time of the great Gotama the Buddha, is the book Siddhartha. Written by Herman Hesse, and was his most famous novel it tells of a young Brahmin, handsome and well learned, and was a prince among his caste members. He had mastered all the rituals and wisdom of his religion at a very early age. His father, who was also part of the Brahmin class, was a religious leader and well thought of in his community. Siddhartha and his best friend Govinda study the ancient Hindu wisdom and believe they have achieved enlightenment. The rituals and mantras have taught him seem more of a custom than a path to true enlightenment. Siddhartha feels that he can not question the methods of his teachers. This upsets Siddhartha greatly and he longs for something more.
After meditating one evening Siddhartha tells Govinda that he will follow a group of Samanas, which is a group of wandering priests. They are starved, half-naked......


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