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Of all that I read, the discussion between Gotama and Siddhartha got my mind wondering. First, where does Govinda fit into this story? Then a few pages later it says that he will leave Siddhartha and devote himself to Gotama. Why does Gotama teach if the way to enlightenment is to learn as Siddhartha said? Why does Gotama think the goal is salvation from suffering? Why is Siddhartha striving for so much knowledge? Will Siddhartha's cleverness come back to haunt him later? All of these questions I hope will be answered later in the book.