Project Gutenberg 2001-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 5522 Hesse, Hermann 1877 1962 Lauscher, Hermann Sinclair, Emil Siddhartha Michael Pullen, Chandra Yenco and Isaac Jones "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse is a philosophical novel written during the early 20th century. The story revolves around a young Indian Brahman named Siddhartha, who embarks on a spiritual journey in search of enlightenment and self-discovery amidst the complexities of life, including friendship, love, and the quest for true meaning beyond mere existence. The opening portion of the book introduces Siddhartha as a gifted and intelligent son of a Brahman who is deeply loved by his family and friends, particularly his companion Govinda. Despite his privileged upbringing and the affection showered upon him, Siddhartha feels a profound emptiness within and begins to question traditional teachings and the spiritual practices prescribed by his father and the Brahmins. Discontented with a life focused solely on rituals and worship, he declares his intention to leave home and journey into asceticism with the Samanas, a group of wandering monks, suggesting the start of his quest for deeper truths about existence and the nature of the self. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Gautama Buddha -- Fiction India -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Spiritual life -- Fiction Self-realization -- Fiction Buddhism -- Fiction Buddhist philosophy -- Fiction Brahmans -- Fiction India -- Religion -- Fiction PT Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Fiction 255357 255376 2024-10-02T03:30:09.025813 2023-10-02T03:49:00.255834 text/html text/html 255747 2021-12-22T05:03:30 text/html 269955 2024-10-02T03:30:13.967299 application/epub+zip 269652 2024-10-02T03:30:09.672802 application/epub+zip 166893 2024-10-02T03:30:09.390759 application/epub+zip 340899 2024-10-02T03:30:16.579302 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322700 2024-10-02T03:30:13.708264 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220131 2022-09-02T04:25:01.201976 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242547 242519 2024-10-02T03:30:08.657804 2023-10-02T03:48:59.943810 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 242409 2021-12-22T05:08:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21656 2024-10-02T03:30:16.720210 application/rdf+xml 18179 2024-10-02T03:30:09.480781 image/jpeg 2837 2024-10-02T03:30:09.435745 image/jpeg 86153 2021-12-22T05:08:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 245667 2021-12-22T05:09:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 246101 2024-10-02T03:30:09.052960 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia de.wikipedia