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Pg. 7
"To press towards the Self, towards Atman..."
This quote demonstrates Hinduims because it is talking about becoming one with Atman, or the universal soul. That is one goal that you strive for if you partake in Hinduism; To become one with Atman.

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¨Siddhartha had one single goal----to become empty, to become empty of thirst, desire, dreams, pleasure and sorrow----to let the Self die.¨ pg.14
This quote dates back to one of the Four Noble Truths: Suffering will cease if all desires cease, which is what Siddhartha wants to accomplish, leading him to eventually convert to buddhism.

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pg. 14
"Siddhartha had one single goal - to become empty, to become empty of thirst, desire, dreams, pleasure, and sorrow - to let the Self die. ... to experience pure thought - that was his goal."
This quote goes along with the teachings of Buddhism, because of the Four Noble Truths. Two of these say: suffering originates from our desires, and suffering will cease if all desires cease. The quote about how Siddhartha wants to rid himself of thirst and desire, which is also what Buddhists strive to do.

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"The world was sick, life was difficult and here there seemed to be a message, comforting, mild, full of fine promises."
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In Buddhism, one of the four noble truths states that life is full of suffering and pain. Siddhartha talks of this suffering by saying that the world is sick and difficult.

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"to become empty of thirst, desire, dreams, pleasure and sorrow--to let the Self die."

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"....,and you and I, we shall grow as old as he, and do exercises and fast and meditate, but we will not attain Nirvana, neither he nor we." Pg 18
This quote represents Buddhism because Buddhist believe that if they complete The Eight-fold Path they would achieve Nirvana.

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Pg-14
"Life was pain"
This goes along with the four noble truths of Buddhism. One of the four noble truths explains how life involves suffering, which causes pain in our lives. In Siddhartha life's he was trying to release all desire that caused suffering, also explained by the four noble truths.

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"Are we approaching salvation? Or are we perhaps going in circles-we who thought to escape from the cycle"-pg18
Buddhist believe that by desiring something you will not get any closed to your goal.

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"...lost in meditation, thinking Om, his soul as the arrow directed at Brahman." (pg.9) Hindu meditation traditions one must master pranayama (breath control) and dharana (mental focus).

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"Already he knew how to recognize Atman within the depth of his being, indestructible, at one with the universe." Pg. 3-4. This quote represents Hinduism because Hindus meditated to become one with themselves or atman, and also to become one with the universe Atman.

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"year after"

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"Many verses of the holy books, above all the Upanishads of Sama-Veda spoke of this innermost thing. It is written: Your soul is the whole world."
This quote represents Hinduism because The Veda is the Hindu holy book.

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"Silently Siddhartha stood in fierce sun's rays, filled with pain and thirst, and stood until he no longer felt pain and thirst."Pg1

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"Everywhere there were rumors about the Buddha" pg.21
There is talk of Buddha in this quote, Buddha is like the Jesus of Buddhism. He goes around teaching Buddhism to the common people.

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"Silently Siddhartha stood in the fierce sun's rays, filled with pain and thirst, and stood until he no longer felt pain or thirst." pg 14
--This is considered Buddhism due to the fact that people who practiced Buddha's teachings and moral, believed that Life inevitably involves suffering and is imperfect and with unsatisfactory, this being one of the Four Noble Truths. Siddhartha does this by putting himself in painful positions as he does in the quote.

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"Siddhartha had one single goal-to become empty, to become empty, to become empty of thirst, desire, dreams, pleasure and sorrow- to let the Self die." Pg. 14 This quote relates to Buddhism because it expresses one of the main concepts of Buddhism, which is to rid yourself of "desire" and other "worldly" concepts.

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"He had attained Nirvana and never returned on the cycle" pg. 21
This quote states about Nirvana which is the transcendent state where there is no suffering or desire and is the final goal of Buddhism!

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"Many verses of the holy books, above all the Upanishads of Sama-Veda spoke of his innermost thing." pg 7
--In Hinduism, they use sacred books, such as the Vedas, to use for spiritual teaching. This was mentioned while Siddhartha, or narrator, was speaking of Siddhartha's background, giving us the speculation that maybe, before Siddhartha switched morals, he practiced some form of Hinduism.

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"..everything lied, stank of lies; they were all illusions of the sense, happiness and beauty. All were doomed to decay. The world tasted bitter. Life was pain." --page 14. When deciphering The Four Noble Truths, you have realized that life inevitably involves suffering; life is imperfect. This is one of the teachings of Buddhism.

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"Many verses of the holy books, above all the Upanishads of Sama-Veda spoke of the most innermost thing. It is written" pgs.6-7
The Veda is the holy book in the Hindu religion.

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"In truth, the name of Brahman is Satya. Indeed, he who knows it enters the heavenly world each day."pg8

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One example of Hinduism in the first chapter is when the book says, "... the Upanishads of Sama-Veda spoke of this innermost thing. It is written: 'Your soul is the whole world.'" (pg. 7) This is an example of Hinduism because sacred writings of Hinduism included both The Vedas, and The Upanishads.

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"year after year, I have questioned the holy Vedas" pg. 19
This quote relates to Hinduism because the Vedas are the holy, ancient Hindu scriptures that include the accounts of hymns, philosophy, and guidance for the people devoted to Hinduism throughout their lifetime.

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"When all the Self was conquered and dead, when all passions and desires were silent, then the last must awaken, the innermost of being that is no longer self - the great secret!"  (pg. 14 Paragraph 2) "All desires" refers to the Buddhist belief of "Suffering will cease if all desires will cease."

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"He sat thus, lost in meditation, thinking Om, his soul as the arrow directed at Brahman." pg. 9
This is an example of Buddhism because meditation is a part of Buddhism, as is the Om, which is a holy word to Buddhist.

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"It says that when a man is asleep, he penetrates his innermost and dwells in Atman."--Page7 The word "Atman," means "eternal self." This is the definition in Hinduism.

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Pg- 3
"Already he knew how to pronounce Om silently- this word of words, to say it inwardly with the intake of breath, when breathing out his soul, his brow radiating the glow of pure spirit."
Siddhartha has already learned the art of meditation with his father and other older Brahmans. This shows his intelligence and focus which is essential in the Hinduism religion.

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",,,practiced self-denial and meditation according to the Samana rules." pg. 15

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"the wise Brahmins, had already passed on to him the bulk and best of their wisdom" pg-5

In Hinduism there is a teacher (guru) who passes all their wisdom to their student.

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"He had begun to suspect that his worthy father and his other teachers, the wise Brahmins, had already passed on to him the bulk and best of their wisdom, that they had already poured the sum total of their knowledge into his waiting vessel: and the vessel was not full, his intellect was not satisfied, his soul was not at peace, his heart was not still." Page~5
In Hinduism, there is the practice of teachers passing down their knowledge and wisdom to their students. In the story, Siddhartha is the student and his father and the other Brahmin are the teachers.

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"Already he knew how to recognize Atman within the depth of his being, indestructible, at one with the universe." pg. 3-4

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"In truth, the name of Brahman is Satya. Indeed, he who knows it enters the heavenly world each day." pg 8   This quote relates to Hinduism because it is from one of the Chandogya-Upanishads, which is a Hindu holy book.