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Does Siddhartha attain/reach Nirvana? If so, where and how does Siddhartha attain/reach Nirvana? Do you find this resolution of the work to be authentic or genuine, or has the author forced a conclusion onto Siddhartha's story without fully or sufficiently leading to, preparing the reader for, this conclusion? Why do you say that?

Yes, Siddhartha did attain Nirvana

What is Nirvana?

  • This is backed up with evidence from page 100, during his conversation with Kamala: essentially, he says that he has "found peace." In effect, he no longer feels suffering; thus, he has broken out of samsara.
  • Moreover, with the river, he sees the world as it really is.
  • Page 133: he sees and understands people as they really are.
  • "The ending of the samsara cycle"
  • "seeing the world as it really is"
  • "unconditioned freedom"
  • cooling off

When?

To better understand how, we need to know when. Pages 118-119, when the multiple voices of the river became "om" and his wound "blossomed." "At that moment, he stopped fighting with destiny, stopped SUFFERING."

http://scriptures.ru/india/murtis/indexen.htm

The River

Does he?

The archetype:

  • Crossing may symbolize new territory
  • On the ither side is someting new/different
  • Human life

How?

Where and how?

YES

Authentic?

http://www.mo-rast.org/images/River.jpg

He does several things, or rather, several things naturally come to him, that help him to achieve Nirvana:

  • He denies the existence of time.
  • By living and listening to the river. It, along with Vasudeva, is his teacher.
  • By understanding that things are out of his control.

Why authentic?

ASCETICISM

MIDDLE PATH

SENSUALISM

1

3

2

The Goldilocks Complex

Evidence

  • Page 84: "I am starting all over again..."
  • Page 122: "Some people, Govinda, must change greatly..."

http://www.trovarsinrete.org/1circolo/english%20corner/goldilocks/e-bk-easy-readers-04goldilocks-pic3-anim.gif

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