"Siddhartha" is one of the names of the historical Gautama, and the life of Hesse's character resembles that of his historical counterpart to some extent. Siddhartha is by no means a fictional life of Buddha, but it does contain numerous references to Buddha's philosophies and his teachings. Althoug...

Protestant vs. Socially Engaged BuddhismSomewhere in the sixth century BCE Buddhism was born, born from a single man Siddhartha Guatama, the Buddha. After gaining his enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, the Buddha didn't think that the rest of the world could handle all that he had learned. He did ...

Preserving Buddhism The Three Chapters " A Hymn of Praise to the Buddha's Good Qualities," "Consecrating the Buddha," and "Sutra on the Merit of Bathing the Buddha, are descriptions of the lifestyle and practices of the Buddha. Here, the three texts work well together, acting ...