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Title: Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse | Goodreads

URL: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52036.Siddhartha

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A must read for every spiritual seeker.<br /> <br /> Siddhartha: An Indian novel written in 1922 by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual journey of self-discovery of a man named Siddhartha during the time of the Gautama Buddha. The book, Hesse's ninth novel, was written in German, in a simple, lyrical style. It was published in the U.S. in 1951 and became influential during the 1960s. <br /> The word Siddhartha is made up of two words in Sanskrit language, siddha (achieved) + artha (what was searched for), which together means "he who has found meaning (of existence)" or "he who has attained his goals".<br /> In fact, the Buddha's own name, before his renunciation, was Siddhartha Gautama, prince of Kapilavastu. In this book, the Buddha is referred to as "Gotama".<br />

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