Siddhartha Chapters and Vocab

1. Brahmin’s Son
Hindu Ablutions

2. With the Samanas
Onerous cycle of samsara

3. Gotama
Siddhartha as Samana
The Illustrious One’s exalted teachings

4. Awakening
Siddhartha seeks Atman
Siddhartha’s years of asceticism

5. Kamala
Siddhartha’s thoughts and erudition
Kamala, the well-known courtesan

6. Amongst the People
Siddhartha surpasses Kamaswami’s equanimity.

7. Samsara
Knowledge engendered a new thirst in Siddhartha.

8. By the River
Siddhartha is full of ennui.
Siddhartha reflects back on expiation of his youth.

9. Ferryman
Kamala’s pallid face
Kamala’s funeral pyre

10. The Son
Siddhartha fears his son will be lost in samsara
Exhortation is no way to find oneself.

11. Om
The river voices were entwined in a thousand ways.
The river voices consisted of one word: om.

12. Govinda
Govinda, the venerable one
Is Nirvana only intrinsic?