num_pages: 132
description: Siddhartha is a novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual journey of a boy known as Siddhartha from the Indian subcontinent during the time of the Buddha. Siddhartha's journey shows that understanding is attained not through scholastic, mind-dependent methods, nor through immersing oneself in the carnal pleasures of the world and the accompanying pain of samsara; however, it is the totality of these experiences that allow Siddhartha to attain understanding.
language: English
title: Siddhartha
titlecomplete: Siddhartha
characters: Gotama, Siddhartha, Govinda, Kamala, Vasudeva
genres: Religion, Historical Fiction, Philosophy, Buddhism, Novels, Literature, German Literature, Classics, Fiction, Spirituality
ratings_count: 741444
places: India
publisher: Turtleback Books