Hesse and Buddhism A short introduction to all three Hermann Hesse 18771962 German Selfknowledge Spirituality Married three times Abandoned first wife Children lived with relatives and caregivers ID: 611053
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Siddhartha, Hermann Hesse, and Buddhism
A short introduction to all threeSlide2
Hermann Hesse
1877-1962
German
Self-knowledge
Spirituality
Married three times
Abandoned first wife
Children lived with relatives and caregivers
Spent early years surrounded by academics
Traveled from school to school
Worked in book shops, one specializing in Theological textsSlide3
Hermann Hesse
Mother born at a missionary in India
Religion part of his life, but something he struggled with
Battled depression from a young age
Transient life at boarding schools
Hospitalized at a young ageBuddhism became an important focusSlide4
Siddhartha
12 chapters
The Four Noble Truths
The Noble Eightfold Path
Siddhartha Gautama – Gautama Buddha
Teachings influenced BuddhismPrince of Kapilvastu, NepalLeft his home and was uncomfortable with materialism and all the “bad stuff”Slide5
SiddharthaCharacters
Siddhartha-protagonist, based on Buddha
Govinda
-Siddhartha’s buddy, companion for a portion of the novel
Siddhartha’s father-allows Siddhartha to leave
Samanas-asceticsAscetism
-deprivation from all comforts = enlightenmentSlide6
SiddharthaCharacters
Kamala-Siddhartha’s wife
Young Siddhartha-Kamala/Siddhartha’s son
Kamaswami
-Siddhartha’s business mentor
Vasudeva-ferryman, seemingly “dumb”Gotama-spiritual mentorSlide7
SiddharthaVocabulary
Brahmin-Hindu class system
Om-sound that is mystical
Samanas
-wandering ascetics
Prajapati- “the creator”… group deity procreation and protector of lifeAtman-the “self”
Upanishads-Hindu textsSlide8
Buddhism-An Introduction
Dukkha
-anything that causes stress, suffering, discomfort, sadness, depression, etc.
The Four Noble Truths
The truth of
dukkha
The origin of
dukkha
The elimination of
dukkha
The way to eliminate
dukkhaSlide9
Buddhism-An IntroductionSlide10
Buddhism-An Introduction