Each one of Siddhartha's educators gave him a separate part of what he was searching for. However, what he needed most from these people was instructions on how everything fit together and became one. He was looking for something, he thought, that no one could physically communicate to him. However, he continues looking for true wisdom in the measurable knowledge of others.

Siddhartha's quest begins when he looses faith in his upbringing with the Brahmins. The doctrine and ritualistic sacrifice that he is taught to practice is dwarfed by his arrogance that comes from being able to converse and debate with the elders. Although he is not mature, he thinks that he has learned all he can from the Brahmins he lives with. His discontent makes him search for an alternative way of life. When the self-denial practicing Samanas come into town, he an

He remembers the old religious texts, but fails to find his self because he cannot accept the simplicity of the solution. He then continues his quest when he finds Kamala. She agrees to teach him about love if he learns the ways of business from Kamaswami in order to buy presents for her. He begins leading the sensual lifestyle and practicing the art of love. Siddhartha learns many things from his teachers Kamala and Kamaswami. Most of all, how to indulge in desires. They also teach him on another level, that this is not the path for him. Siddhartha realizes now that time is his only enemy. He becomes depressed and deserts this life also.

and sensual life of the Samsara; but it gives him no greater peace. He then lives in simplicity with Vasudeva and learns to listen to the river, the greatest teacher about the unity of life. By the river, Siddhartha's quest comes to an end; he hears the holy syllable of Om, becomes one with the world, and finds peace and serenity; Siddhartha has found what he has sought -- the state of Nirvana.

The quest for self-knowledge and salvation is the central theme in the novel. Siddhartha, the protagonist, goes on a quest to search for Atman, the individual spirit within him. Although Siddhartha is well educated in Brahmin doctrine, he is not satisfied with what he has learned or the course of his life. He does not want to become just another priest; he strives for something greater and wants to know how he fits into the world. As part of his quest, he lives for awhile in self-denial, living amongst the Samanas; but he finds no happiness. Siddhartha then seeks to live the materialistic

Siddhartha, being the acclaimed work that it is, has inspired many to find themselves, no matter what the cost. For others, they realize that the truth of God is all they need. Many see a part of themselves in Siddhartha, a youth sear

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