Siddhartha
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Siddhartha is a philosophical novel by Hermann Hesse that follows a young man's spiritual journey toward enlightenment in ancient India.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siddhartha canonical | 5 |
| Siddhartha: Eine indische Dichtung | 2 |
| Siddharta | 1 |
| Siddhartha (1972 film) | 1 |
| Siddhartha (fictional character) | 1 |
| Siddhartha (protagonist) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6267049 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siddhartha Context triple: [Hermann Hesse, notableWork, Siddhartha]
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A.
Siddhartha of Kundagrama
Siddhartha of Kundagrama was an ancient Indian nobleman and king of the Nata clan, best known as the father of Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism.
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B.
Nachiketa
Nachiketa is a young seeker in Hindu philosophy renowned for his fearless inquiry into the nature of death and the soul in the Katha Upanishad.
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C.
Yaksha Prashna
Yaksha Prashna is a famous episode from the Indian epic Mahabharata in which the righteous prince Yudhishthira answers a series of profound philosophical and ethical questions posed by a mysterious yaksha.
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D.
Tattvacintāmaṇi
Tattvacintāmaṇi is a foundational work of Indian logic and epistemology that systematizes the Navya-Nyāya school’s analysis of knowledge and inference.
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E.
The Wheel of Life
The Wheel of Life is a prominent bronze sculpture by Gustav Vigeland symbolizing the human life cycle, located in Oslo’s Vigeland Sculpture Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siddhartha Target entity description: Siddhartha is a philosophical novel by Hermann Hesse that follows a young man's spiritual journey toward enlightenment in ancient India.
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A.
Siddhartha of Kundagrama
Siddhartha of Kundagrama was an ancient Indian nobleman and king of the Nata clan, best known as the father of Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism.
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B.
Nachiketa
Nachiketa is a young seeker in Hindu philosophy renowned for his fearless inquiry into the nature of death and the soul in the Katha Upanishad.
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C.
Yaksha Prashna
Yaksha Prashna is a famous episode from the Indian epic Mahabharata in which the righteous prince Yudhishthira answers a series of profound philosophical and ethical questions posed by a mysterious yaksha.
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D.
Tattvacintāmaṇi
Tattvacintāmaṇi is a foundational work of Indian logic and epistemology that systematizes the Navya-Nyāya school’s analysis of knowledge and inference.
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E.
The Wheel of Life
The Wheel of Life is a prominent bronze sculpture by Gustav Vigeland symbolizing the human life cycle, located in Oslo’s Vigeland Sculpture Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
film adaptations
ⓘ
stage adaptations ⓘ |
| author |
Hermann Hesse
ⓘ
linked to:
Herman Hesse
|
| character |
Kamala
ⓘ
Siddhartha's father ⓘ Vasudeva ⓘ
linked to:
Krishna
|
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
Atman
ⓘ
linked to:
Ātman
Nirvana ⓘ
linked to:
nirvana
Samsara ⓘ detachment ⓘ experience versus doctrine ⓘ |
| firstPublishedInLanguage | German ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical fiction
ⓘ
spiritual novel ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
journey as inner quest
ⓘ
river as symbol of unity and time ⓘ teacher and disciple relationship ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Siddhartha's final enlightenment
ⓘ
Siddhartha's life of sensuality and wealth ⓘ Siddhartha's life with the Samanas ⓘ Siddhartha's meeting with the Buddha ⓘ Siddhartha's time with the ferryman ⓘ Siddhartha's youth among the Brahmins ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
ⓘ
many world languages ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ Indian philosophy ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Govinda
ⓘ
Siddhartha (protagonist) ⓘ
linked to:
Siddhartha
|
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of a personal path to enlightenment
ⓘ
integration of Eastern and Western thought ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Siddhartha: Eine indische Dichtung
ⓘ
linked to:
Siddhartha
|
| placeOfPublication | Germany ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | ancient India ⓘ |
| theme |
self-discovery
ⓘ
spiritual enlightenment ⓘ the limitations of doctrine ⓘ the nature of suffering ⓘ the unity of all things ⓘ |
| title | Siddhartha ⓘ |
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Subject: Siddhartha Description of subject: Siddhartha is a philosophical novel by Hermann Hesse that follows a young man's spiritual journey toward enlightenment in ancient India.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Herman Hesse
linked to: Siddhartha
subject linked to:
Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha (indirectly via Eastern motifs)
linked to: Siddhartha
subject linked to:
Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha (indirectly via Eastern motifs)
linked to: Siddhartha
subject linked to:
Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha (indirectly via Eastern motifs)
linked to: Siddhartha
linked to: Siddhartha
linked to: Siddhartha
subject linked to:
Maria Bernoulli