Siddhartha - An Indian Tale

by Hermann Hesse

Overview

Siddhartha is a classic tale relating the spiritual journey of self-discovery of a man named Siddhartha during the time of the Gautama Buddha.

The word Siddhartha is made up of two words in the Sanskrit language, siddha (achieved) and artha (what was searched for), which together means "he who has found meaning (of existence)" or "he who has attained his goals".

Hesse's Siddartha is exactly this--the story of one who, through many travails and a lifelong search, finally attains his ultimate goal, that of realization, the awakening enlightenment of nirvana.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940157213664
Publisher:	The Castanea Group
Publication date:	03/03/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	326 KB

About the Author

Hermann Karl Hesse was a German-born Swiss poet, novelist, and painter. His best-known works include Demian, Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, and The Glass Bead Game, each of which explores an individual's search for authenticity, self-knowledge and spirituality. In 1946, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature.