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At his hometown, Siddhartha is involved with Brahmin rituals, such as
ablutions. He lives in a village with his family. He has quite decent
meals, and he practices good hygiene. He has decent clothing. However,
when the Samanas come to visit his village, Siddhartha chooses to abandon
his family for life in the forest. |
Siddhartha then travels with the Samanas in the forest. He
fasts, lets his beard grow, and meditates. He has to beg for food, so
the food he does receive is not of very good quality. He does not clean
himself, and only wears a loincloth. He ends his travels
with the Samanas by hypnotizing and convincing the leader to
let him go. |
Siddhartha travels to see Buddha. He talks with Buddha,
but eventually leaves to travel on his own. He then spends time
traveling on his own as an independent Samana. His lifestyle does
not change much. But, he eventually grows weary of his
life and decides to enter and live in a village. |
| Siddhartha then travels to a village. He finds Kamala,
a beautiful woman and a prostitute, and works hard to achieve the
clothes, money, and shoes that Kamala requires. He joins Kamaswami, a
merchant from the village, and becomes rich from business. This
allows Siddhartha to have fine clothes and shoes. Siddhartha
also receives very tasteful meals. Siddhartha practices very
decent hygiene. However, he eventually tires of life in the village, and
leaves. |
Siddhartha attempts to commit suicide. However, he
decides not to kill himself just before falling into a river, and falls
asleep. He sleeps for a long time, and wakes up eventually. He
decides to become a ferryman and thus join Vasudeva. |
Siddhartha lives with Vasudeva in Vasudeva's hut. He
takes many trips along the river and occasionally talks with Vasudeva.
Siddhartha now wears little clothing and has very simple meals. He does
not keep very decent hygiene. Eventually, he needs to take care of his
son, and this takes time. Siddhartha eventually takes over Vasudeva's
business completely. |
