"Сиддхартха" is pearl of prose of Herman Hess, on the pages of that found the reflection of trip of writer on India, and also his interest in east religions.The mestome of action is India of times of Сиддхартхи of Гаутамы - founder of one of the most deep and wise religions of humanity - buddhism. In this small book Hess it was succeeded to explain to Europeans his essence, to create the ideal system - some vault of associate governed, as needed to live, properly to correct the errors, how to find it veritable "я".This parable it is needed to read and re-read not from a plot and not in the search of new knowledge, and from the that deep understanding of the world, feeling of unity with surrounding, that she gives.In edition an allegoric story is also plugged "Trip to earth of East".