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 Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 7:04 pm
I've just completed Siddhartha, and was curious as to whether anyone else has read it. And as to how accurate and enjoyable you found it.
Any thoughts on the teachings/wisdom/insights mentioned in the book?
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Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 6:11 am
Don't worry about us deleting threads.
And I haven't quite read that book yet. Perhaps I'll pick it up today.
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Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 6:32 am
Im currently reading the book, about halfway through. Im not going to look into it really deep my first time through it, but I think ill start taking notes during my second read of it. It presented a few things I didn't think of before. From what I read from Wikipedia, the story follows a boy named Siddhartha, but not the Siddhartha that many call Buddha.
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 10:54 pm
I haven't read it yet, however, I know my history of German authors (to an extent) and he's considered to be among the finest so I'm sure it'll be a great work. I'll recommend it on those grounds alone and make sure to put it on my wish list at Amazon.
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:26 am
my father had summerised it once when he was talking to me about hesse, (who is his favorite author) and from the story it is not actually a story about siddartha Gautama the buddha, it is a story insipired by the life of the buddha. i would think Hesse's books are still a great collection for buddhists, especialy young adult buddhists. his stories contain alot of "coming of age" content gaining of wisdom and there is always alot of question about life and spirituality, they are all very spiritual, and all very cerebral. a realy great fiction author.
*thumbs up to Herman Hesse*
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:13 am
lakshanas my father had summerised it once when he was talking to me about hesse, (who is his favorite author) and from the story it is not actually a story about siddartha Gautama the buddha, it is a story insipired by the life of the buddha. i would think Hesse's books are still a great collection for buddhists, especialy young adult buddhists. his stories contain alot of "coming of age" content gaining of wisdom and there is always alot of question about life and spirituality, they are all very spiritual, and all very cerebral. a realy great fiction author. *thumbs up to Herman Hesse* I agree. Herman Hesse is one of my favorite authors, and Siddhartha was the first book of his I read. (I have also read Journey to the East and Beneath the Wheel). As far as its accuracy to the Buddha's life, I'm not so sure, but I did love the story. I found that a lot of it was quite applicable to life now, and Hesse always does a god job with those "Coming of Age" stories as lakshanas said. Except perhaps Beneath the Wheel...but that's only because the main character ended up dying before that could happen...
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 3:37 pm
Did I kill this thread too? crying
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 10:07 am
Some of the seniors in our school had to read that book for English, I had to read Barabas though.
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 2:52 pm
I remember my brother gave it to me YEARS ago. I was like 11, and I didn't understand. I tried reading it, but I couldn't, so I put it down. Now that I probably CAN read it, I can't find it. I remember my brother told me that it was about an indian boy. I thought, of course, at the time he meant Native American boy..
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Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 10:51 am
It's said to be a story of Hesse's own spiritual journey rather than an accurate account of the Buddha's life. On the other hand, are the legends Hesse's Siddhartha is based on any more reliable? The message on both counts is spiritual growth.
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