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Siddhartha knows this already, so he cannot become one of Gotama’s followers. Govinda remains behind in order to follow Gotama, and although Siddhartha is saddened by his departure, he also understands that he must seek enlightenment alone.
For example, though Govinda is excited at the chance to follow Gotama, Siddhartha goes along but says he has lost his faith in teachers. When Siddhartha decides to leave Gotama’s side, Govinda instead remains stalwartly committed.
Summary. In this sequence, Siddhartha goes with Govinda to hear the teachings of Buddha, and Govinda remains with Buddha to become his disciple. Siddhartha, however, feels that everyone must find his own way to salvation and, hence, does not remain.
Summary. Govinda and Siddhartha seek Gotama in the town of Savathi, in the Jetavana garden, a retreat gifted to the Buddha by the wealthy merchant Anathapindika. A huge crowd is gathered there, and monks begging for food circulate.
He extols Gotama, but Govinda admits that he still has not found peace. Govinda has a sudden, transcendent, verbally inexpressible experience in the awesome presence of Siddhartha, much like that which Siddhartha had in the presence of Vasudeva years earlier.
One day, Govinda is resting in the pleasure grove with the other monks and hears the rumor of the wise ferryman, and decides to visit him. He has been following the teaching but has not expelled seeking from his heart. He is ferried across by the old ferryman, and asks him if he is also a seeker of the right path.
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Govinda’s own path seems to always follow in the footsteps of others. When he leaves Siddhartha’s shadow, it is to start following Gautama instead. He always wears an expression of seeking, and even when he is an old man, he seeks knowledge from Siddhartha the ferryman.
