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Although the novel Siddhartha is fictional, which character in it is a historical figure?

Gautama


Govinda


Vasudeva


Kamala

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Answer:

Gautama

Step-by-step explanation:

While Siddhartha and Gautama, the Buddha, are separate characters in Hermann Hesse's book, the historical Buddha's name was actually Siddhartha and there are many parallels between the Buddha's life and the life of the fictional Siddhartha in the novel.

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