Is There a Religion Like Siddhartha?

[f13ticket]

We read Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse in school and it is very interesting. Is there a religion like Siddhartha, or is it only one man's blending of what seems to me to be both Indian and Buddhists concepts? I guess my answer is was there or is there any Indians or Buddhists that believe in such a way as described is this book. Or, is this book just its own thing?

Thank you.

[torus]

One would have to sum it up with, "it's all inside YOU". no religion required.

[joeman_0]

We read Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse in school and it is very interesting. Is there a religion like Siddhartha, or is it only one man's blending of what seems to me to be both Indian and Buddhists concepts? I guess my answer is was there or is there any Indians or Buddhists that believe in such a way as described is this book. Or, is this book just its own thing?

Thank you.

Other than lots of fake gurus, most Hindu/Buddhist sages and priests or whatever would tell you that you will never learn true spirituality from a book.

[gabeygoat]

Read Huston Smith's The World's Religions: Our Great Wisdom Traditions.
you can probably find it pretty cheap.
Anyway, a good intro to religions, and will give you a good idea of the historocity of Sidhartha/Buddha and also the ties between Buddhism and Hinduism

[unenlightened_waffle]

We read Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse in school and it is very interesting. Is there a religion like Siddhartha, or is it only one man's blending of what seems to me to be both Indian and Buddhists concepts? I guess my answer is was there or is there any Indians or Buddhists that believe in such a way as described is this book. Or, is this book just its own thing?

Thank you.

I read this a couple of months back a fantastic book, I would recommend it to everyone.

Here it is free online if anyone wants to read, it is quite short.

http://www.forgottenbooks.org/info/9781606801529

Suprised you are reading an esoteric book in schools though?

[baelsfire]

We read Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse in school and it is very interesting. Is there a religion like Siddhartha, or is it only one man's blending of what seems to me to be both Indian and Buddhists concepts? I guess my answer is was there or is there any Indians or Buddhists that believe in such a way as described is this book. Or, is this book just its own thing?

Thank you.

Well, most books are their own thing but thats zen for you.

Siddhartha is the founder of Buddhism, not just a character in a book by Hermen Hesse.

Find out more about Buddhism, the founder and his life: http://www.buddhanet.net/buddha.htm

[torus]

I enjoyed Siddhartha, Steppenwolfe, and Magister Ludi. Being in my mid-forties I am identifying with Harry Haller from Steppenwolfe more and more, which isn't neccesarily a good thing as Harry was contemplating an "accident with the blade...." Hesse did suicide himself.

[f13ticket]

Well, most books are their own thing but thats zen for you.

Siddhartha is the founder of Buddhism, not just a character in a book by Hermen Hesse.

Find out more about Buddhism, the founder and his life: http://www.buddhanet.net/buddha.htm

I already knew that, but thank you. I am not ignorant of Buddhism though I could stand to learn a lot more about Hinduism.

[joeman_0]

actually according to Huston Smith's book which I have, he said Guatama Siddhartha did not invent Buddhism. but he simply re-discovered a religion that has been lost for a long time.

I was thinking maybe Buddhism goes all the way back to Atlantian / Lemurian Age.

Also another thing to consider is that all Buddhist literture tells you that first of all it is absolutely impossible to be enligthened without a teacher. second of all, the books are not written for those who are trying to learn, but it is written to serve as a reminder for those who already knew.

[gabeygoat]

actually according to Huston Smith's book which I have, he said Guatama Siddhartha did not invent Buddhism. but he simply re-discovered a religion that has been lost for a long time.

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i don't remember that part at all?

[joeman_0]

i don't remember that part at all?

I am too lazy to look it up. I swear I didn't make this up. But I might have read it from a different book of his. He actually wrote a book on Buddhism. I read those in college.

[baelsfire]

I was thinking maybe Buddhism goes all the way back to Atlantian / Lemurian Age.

Yeah, i think there could be something to that too, albeit by a different name and archetypes :)


Also another thing to consider is that all Buddhist literture tells you that first of all it is absolutely impossible to be enligthened without a teacher. second of all, the books are not written for those who are trying to learn, but it is written to serve as a reminder for those who already knew.

Point one does not correspond with any of the stuff i've looked at. Not in so many works anyway.

Point two; deja vu ;) Theres some irony, or simple truth in that to grin about!

[nectars]

We read Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse in school and it is very interesting. Is there a religion like Siddhartha, or is it only one man's blending of what seems to me to be both Indian and Buddhists concepts? I guess my answer is was there or is there any Indians or Buddhists that believe in such a way as described is this book. Or, is this book just its own thing?

Thank you.

Theres a faster way but I'm wondering if you've decided what your up to yet or whether this is just another way of fueling the mind with information it can question?