Siddhartha Word Search
Play a Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse (1922) word search free online. We built the 12-word list around characters, settings, and objects from the book, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Written by Hermann Hesse · First published 1922 · Philosophical Novel.
Words to find: SIDDHARTHA, GOVINDA, KAMALA, VASUDEVA, SAMANA, BRAHMIN, RIVER, BODHI, NIRVANA, SAMSARA, ENLIGHTENMENT, AWAKENING.
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Siddhartha word list, defined
- KAMALA /kəˈmɑːlə/ · noun
- Kamala is a Sanskrit word that refers to a type of Indian lotus flower. It is also used as a given name, particularly in India and among Indian diaspora communities. Related: lotus, padma, sri.
- BRAHMIN /ˈbrɑːmɪn/ · noun
- A member of the highest Hindu caste, traditionally priests, scholars, and teachers; also, figuratively, a socially or culturally elite person, especially a member of a refined upper class. Related: priest, elite, aristocrat, patrician.
- RIVER /ˈraɪər/ · noun
- A natural flowing body of water, often longer than a stream and smaller than a lake, typically with a bed and banks. Related: stream, brook, creek, watercourse.
- BODHI /ˈboʊdi/ · noun
- In Buddhist thought, the state of complete spiritual awakening or enlightenment attained by the Buddha; by extension, the understanding of the true nature of reality that marks such awakening. Related: enlightenment, awakening, illumination, satori.
- NIRVANA /nɪrˈvɑːnə/ · noun
- A state of ultimate happiness and liberation from the cycle of birth and death, achieved in Eastern religions such as Buddhism and Hinduism. In Western usage, a state of perfect happiness or bliss. Related: paradise, heaven, bliss, ecstasy.
- SAMSARA /səmˈsɑːrə/ · noun
- In Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, samsara refers to the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth, which is driven by karma and is the central concept of reincarnation. It describes the endless cycle of suffering and rebirth that beings undergo due to their attachment to worldly desires. Related: cycle of rebirth, wheel of birth and death, reincarnation cycle, karma cycle.
- ENLIGHTENMENT /ɪnˈlaɪtnmənt/ · noun
- The state or process of gaining greater understanding, insight, or knowledge; also, in Buddhist and Hindu traditions, a transcendent spiritual awakening in which one achieves liberation from ignorance and suffering. Related: understanding, insight, awareness, illumination.
- AWAKENING /əˈweɪkənɪŋ/ · noun
- An awakening is the act or moment of coming out of sleep, or more broadly a sudden realization or new awareness of something previously unnoticed. It is most often used figuratively to describe a transformative recognition of truth, purpose, or reality. Related: realization, revelation, epiphany, enlightenment.
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