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Tonight, I'll be reading a snoo the originally published in 1951. It deals with the spiritual journey of

self-discovery of a man named Siddhartha during the time of the Gautama Buddha. The word

Siddhartha is made up of two words in Sanskrit language, Siddha, achieved, and Arthur, what was

searched for, Which together means, he who has found meaning of existence, or he who has attained his goals.

In fact, the Buddha's own name before his renunciation

was Siddhartha Gautama, Prince of Capilavastu. In this book, the Buddha is referred to as

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