Hermann Hesse’s
Siddhartha
An Open Source Reader
Edited by
Lee Archie
John G. Archie
Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha: An Open Source Reader Edited by Lee Archie and John G. Archie
Version 1.0 Edition
Published January, 2006
Copyright © 2006 License GFDL Lee Archie, John G. Archie
Comments. Michael Pullen originally produced the e-book for Project Gutenberg upon which this open source text is based. Translations were made by Gunther Olesch, Anke Dreher, Amy Coulter, Stefan Langer, Semyon Chaichenets, and proofreading was done by Chandra Yenco and Isaac Jones.
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The Gardens of Delhi (http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/geiger/1287/gardens.html). ShishirThadani. [Ch. 4] Jayanti Park 3 [Ch. 5] Jayanti Park 1.
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Image India (http://members.tripod.com/image_india/). Shishir Thadani. [Ch. 10] Palace Jaali, Govind Mandir Palace [Ch. 11] The Banks on the Ganges in Patna [Ch. 12] Spring in Bhimtal; At Monsoon Palace, Deegh, Rajasthan.
IronOrchid PhotoClipart (http://www.ironorchid.com/clipart/). Antiquities Project. [Ch. 4] Buddha Plate; Country Scene.
Library of Congress (http://lcweb2.loc.gov). P&P Online Catalog. [Pt. I] Buddha Preaching LC-USZ62-111688 [Ch. 1] Priest Sitting LC-USZ62-34390; [Ch. 2} Transportation (detail) LC-USZ62-35010 [Ch. 3] Buddha Preaching LC-USZ62-111688; Palace in Amber LC-USZ61-949; Well of Knowledge LC-D426-554 [Ch.5] Children of the Workers of the Firewood Section LC-USW33- 043060-ZC [Ch. 6] Official, India LC-USZ62-91594; Parsee Wedding LC-USZ62-91595; Natch Girl Dancing LC-USZ62-35125 [Ch. 7] View of Birdcages (detail) LC-USZ62-81246 [Ch. 8] Hyderabad Colonnade LC-D41-149; Bridge over the Rungroo LC-USZ62-76815 [Ch. 9] A Stream in India LC-USW33-043090-ZC; Riverscene W7-589 [Ch. 10]
Portrait of Hindu Musician (detail) LOT 12735, no. 511 [Ch. 11] Buddha Figure LC-USZ62-116439
[Ch. 12] India’s Sacred Lotus LC-USZ62-71354.
Metropolitan Museum of Art (http://www.metmuseum.org/) Standing Buddha, Gupta period (ca.
319?500), 5th century, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura, India, Enid A. Haupt Gift.
NOAA Photo Library (http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/). Historic C&GS Collection, . [Forward] TabulaeRudolphinae : quibus astronomicae. . . by Johannes Kepler, 1571-1630 [Ch. 9] Eddies (detail) theb2710.
University of Minnesota Libraries (http://ames.lib.umn.edu/diguide.phtml). Underwood andUnderwood. [Ch. 2] Fakirs at Amritsar.
World Art Kiosk (http://worldart.sjsu.edu/). California State University. [ch.5] Kama: God of Love, Seattle Museum ©Kathleen Cohen [Ch. 8] Assault of Mara, Guimet Museum, Paris ©Kathleen Cohen.
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Table of Contents
Forward ........................................................................................................ i
Why Open Source? ................................................................................ i
Part I. ............................................................................................................ i
1. The Son of the Brahmin ................................................................... 1
Ideas of Interest from “The Son of the Brahmin” ........................ 1
The Reading Selection from “The Son of the Brahmin” ............. 2
Topics Worth Investigating .......................................................... 8
2. With the Samanas ........................................................................... 11
Ideas of Interest from “With the Samanas” ............................... 11
The Reading Selection from “With the Samanas” .................... 12
Topics Worth Investigating ........................................................ 19
3. Gotama ........................................................................................... 22
Ideas of Interest from “Gotama”. ............................................... 22
The Reading Selection from “Gotama” ..................................... 23
