# Gotama — Siddhartha character guide

> Gotama in Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Gotama, the exalted Gotama, Buddha, the Buddha

**First appearance:** 0003-part-i-gotama

## Who they are

The historical Buddha, whom Siddhartha and Govinda meet; Siddhartha reveres him but chooses his own path.

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