# The Samanas — Siddhartha character guide

> The Samanas in Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the skinny Samanas, old Samanas

**First appearance:** 0002-part-i-with-the-samanas

## Who they are

A group of ascetic wanderers with whom Siddhartha and Govinda live for a time.

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