The second symbol if the ferryman,Vasudeva.” When Vasudeva rose from the seat by the bank, when he looked into Siddhartha's eyes and saw the cheerfulness of the knowledge shining in them, he softly touched his shoulder with his hand, in this careful and tender manner, and said: "I've been waiting for this hour, my dear. Now that it has come, let me leave. For a long time, I've been waiting for this hour; for a long time, I've been Vasudeva the ferryman. Now it's enough. Farewell, hut, farewell, river, farewell, Siddhartha!"(Hesse 114 ). The ferryman is a guide for both the river and Siddhartha’s path to enlightenment.Siddhartha has many teachers during his journey for enlightenment but, none of them helped him reach his goal. Vasudeva did not
