siddartha test

siddartha

we will not waste time, govinda. tomorrow at daybreak i will begin the life of the samanas. let us not discuss it again

sidds dad

you will go into the forest and come back a samana. if you find bliss come back and teach it to me

siddhartha

i have become distrustful of teachings and learning and I have little faith in words that come to us from teachers

govinda

i also wish to pledge my allegiance to the illustrious one and his teachings.

gotama/buddha

you have listened well to the teachings, O brahmin’s son, and it is a credit that you have thought so deeply about them

siddhartha

i will no longer try and escape from siddartha

vasudeva

one can learn much from the river

kamala

he must have clothes, fine clothes, shoes, fine shoes, and plenty of money in his purse and presents for kamala

kamaswami

but how will you live without possessions?

kamala

O perhaps one day i will be a follower of this buddha. I will give him my pleasure garden and take refuge in his teachings

govinda

I am one of the followers of the illustrious gotama, the buddha of sakayamuni, and I am on a pilgrimage with a number of our order. I saw you asleep in a dangerous place, so I tried to awaken you

siddarthas son

bring your own twigs. I am not your servant. i know you do not beat me. you dare not

vasadevu

yes I am going into the woods, I am going into the unity of all thinds

govinda

sidd’s best friend

they love sidd

how do people of sidd’s home town feel about him?

samanas

where does siddhartha go after home

siddhartha believes he has attained all knowledge his father can give him, but it is not enough

what has caused siddhartha to feel the seeds of discontent

govinda

who accompanies on sidd’s jounrey to become a samana

can feel other animals, gets skinny, wise, beats samana elder

what changes take place in siddhartha while on the road to samana?

let the self die

what is sidd’s one goal on his first journey

heron and jackal

2 animas sidd associates himself with

the buddha

who is gotama

he stares down elder samana

how does sidd prove that he has mastered all that samanas can teach him

the buddhas favorite place to stay

what is jetvana

complete pecefulness of demeanor, but stillness of form

what qualities do sidd and govinda recognize the buddha

he does not think buddha can teach him anything new

why is sidd not very curious about the teachings of the buddha

sidd does not want to do it but encourages govinda to do so

what is sidd’s response to govinda’s question about following the buddha

too much cleverness

what does the buddha warn siddartha to be on his guard against

govinda follows buddha

what separates govinda and siddhartha

he has lost the desire to have teachers and listen to their teachings

what does siddhartha realize has left him like the old skin that a snake sheds

he realizes he has been afraid of being himself, so he has tried to lose himself in the teachings of others

what realization gives siddhartha the feeling of awakening from a long dream

he chooses to learn from himself

after siddhartha decides not to join the buddha’s community, from whom does he choose to learn

he intends to go home to see his father

after siddhartha leaves the jetvana grove, where does he initially intend to go?

he notices the beauty of nature that he had never paid attention to before

when siddhartha decides to be present in the world, what does he begin to notice about?

he believes he must gain experience

after leaving the presence of the buddha, what is it that siddhartha believes he must gain for himself

dreams that govinda asks why he left

govinda turns to a women whos breast siddhartha drinks and becomes intoxicated with pleasure

what does siddhartha dream as he slept in the ferrymans hut?

tells sidd that one can learn much from a river

the ferryman tells sidd that one can learn much from something. What?

sidd hears his inward voice say no

when sidd is tempted by the woman in the village, what stops him from proceeding

beautiful woman who sidd wishes to learn love

who is kamala?

richest merchant in town. kamala insists he sees him to get money and fine clothes. only then will sidd be worthy of kamala

who is kamaswami? why does kamala send sidd to him

sidd tells kamaswami that he can think, wait, and fast

what services does sidd say he can perform for kamaswami

sidd is indifferent towards business and unconcerned about making a profit

what is sidd’s attitude toward business

sidd compares them to falling leaves that drift and turn in the air but have no direction

to what does sidd compare those who have no stillness and sanctuary to which they can retreat at any time?

consiensus of the unity of life

what knowledge does siddhartha possess that he many times doubted was such great value

his dad

when siddhartha bends over the water of the river and sees his reflection, of whos face is he reminded ov

his father had the same sorrows

to what realization does siddhartha come after seeing his reflection in the water

in the woods to die

after listening to the song of the river, where does vasudeva go

govinda

who heard tales about the old ferryman by the river and decides to go see him?

seeking is the goal. finding means you are

according to siddhartha, what is the difference between seeking and finding?

a stone which will become soil

what does siddhartha hold in his hand and tell govinda that it may one day possibly become either a plant, animal, or a man?

love

what does govinda claim that the illustrious one called illusion and forbade his followers to bind themselves

many hundreds of thousands

what does govinda see in sidd’s face