Friendship In Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha

In the novel Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, there is a theme of friendship and learning from friends that help Siddhartha attain nirvana

Nirvana- “a transcendent state in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self, and the subject is released from the effects of karma and the cycle of death and rebirth. It represents the final goal of Buddhism.”

Information about the people that helped Siddhartha

Govinda- Siddhartha’s best friend and sometimes his follower. Like Siddhartha, Govinda devotes his life to the quest for understanding and enlightenment. He leaves his village with Siddhartha to join the Samanas, then leaves the Samanas to follow Gotama. He searches for enlightenment by his self, Siddhartha but persists in looking

Instead Vasudeva directs Siddhartha to listen to the river and search within himself for an understanding of what the river says. Vasudeva does not tell Siddhartha what the river will say but when Siddhartha reveals what the river has told him, Vasudeva knows that he has received the same wisdom.

How kamala helped Siddhartha reach nirvana

Kamala teaches Siddhartha the physical aspects of love, as well as the importance of love itself. However Siddhartha is not capable of giving and receiving love at this point. He has removed himself from the world so thorough that he is not moved by what the world has to offer him. With his son, Siddhartha finally feels love, but since love is an attachment to the world, it threatens to throw Siddhartha off from his course.

How Siddhartha finally reaches Nirvana

Siddhartha apparently has a certain power over the Samana suggests that he is already spiritually superior. Not only did the Samanas not lead Siddhartha to enlightenment, but Siddhartha is closer to it than they are, even if neither he nor the Samanas realize it yet. Siddhartha’s gaze renders the Samana speechless, which facilitates Siddhartha’s departure. Just as he steadfastly waited in his father’s room when he wanted to leave the Brahmins, he gazes steadily here to obtain his