Siddhartha Religion
From reading Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, I have come to the conclusion that it embraces the Indian religious cultures more than it challenges them. It does so by showing the way Siddhartha reached enlightenment and the different steps and paths he took in doing so.
Siddhartha was a “son of the Brahmin” (Partridge 493), meaning he was born into the highest, most divine (492), caste of the priests, in the social order. Because of this we was taught how to read and to write while most others are unable to do these (Hesse 54). This follows the Indian cultures because being tough how to be a priest from a young age, you would learn these tools as a way of teaching others.
Meditation is used to clear the mind for tranquillity or insight (Partridge
Siddhartha was a “son of the Brahmin” (Partridge 493), meaning he was born into the highest, most divine (492), caste of the priests, in the social order. Because of this we was taught how to read and to write while most others are unable to do these (Hesse 54). This follows the Indian cultures because being tough how to be a priest from a young age, you would learn these tools as a way of teaching others.
Meditation is used to clear the mind for tranquillity or insight (Partridge