Siddhartha

Siddhartha: see Buddha.

Siddhartha or Siddharta is the birth name of the historical and religious figure Gautama Buddha, known as the Buddha. Siddhartha was an aristocrat and had never seen life outside of his palace before. So he decided to sneak out. For the first time in his life, he saw old age, illness and death. He also saw a man who had nothing. He had left his family to try to find true happiness.

Siddhartha may also refer to:

• Siddhartha (novel), a fictional book about the life of a man (not the Buddha) named Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse
• Siddhartha (film), the 1972 film of the book, directed by Conrad Rooks
• Siddhartha (opera), opera by Per Nørgård
• Siddharta (band), a Slovene rock band
• King Siddartha, father of Mahavira, an important figure in Jain history
• Siddharth Narayan, an Indian actor