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Siddharth
Siddharth Carrying the birth name of the Buddha and immortalised by Hermann Hesse's novel, Siddharth is a name saturated with the imagery of the seeker — a person of privilege who abandons certainty in pursuit of a truth that cannot be inherited or bought. Characters with this name are almost always on a journey, restless until they find their particular form of completion.
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Siddhartha
Siddhartha — Hermann Hesse
A Brahmin's son who abandons comfort to seek spiritual enlightenment, journeying through asceticism, sensual indulgence, and worldly success before finding his own path to wisdom.
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