Thursday, October 18, 2007

Buddhism in Siddhartha

Know the following Buddhist terms/concepts and how they relate to the novel Siddhartha. I have even indicated a few specific page numbers to explore.

ascetics (aka samanas)
Four Noble Truths (pages 14, 29)
Eightfold Noble Path (page 29)
meditation (pages 33, 38)
Enlightenment/nirvana (pages 33-34, 39)
Historical Buddha (pages 25-36)
Karma (page 32)
Dharma (teachings) (page 34)

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