He feels that the Samana's knowledge might lead him to his desired salvation. In the Hindu Caste system the Samanas would be considered untouchables, the lowest of all. ... As soon as Siddhartha becomes a Samana he has a goal. ... Siddhartha considers that the Samanas knowledge might lead to salvation. ... Although he accomplishes all of this he realizes that the ways of the Samanas only allow for temporary escape, they alone will not lead to enlightenment. ...

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By joining Samanas he is still continuing his period identified with thoughts. As Samanas, Siddhartha relinquishes all his possession and dedicates himself to meditation, fasting, and other methods of mortification. ... Even though through physical pain Siddhartha still cannot achieve Nirvana; with Samanas he is tangled in Samsara cycle. As with Brahmins, Siddhartha knows of no Samana who has actually attained Nirvana. ...

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Religion is found in some of the oldest cultures on Earth and was the foundation for many empires and nations. Yet religion in itself, has found its own meaning redefined again and again. In Huston Smith's "The World Religions," he purports that there are currently two conflicting schools of religio...

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