Govinda
Govinda
Govinda is known as "the seeker" or Siddhartha's shadow throughout the book.
Siddhartha and Govinda recognize Gotama only by his complete peacefulness of behavior, by how still his form is, he no longer seeks for anything, nothing deceiving about him - only light and peace.
Govinda did not died.
Govinda IV died in 935.
I think it was because Siddhartha taught Govinda something he never thought of before. Govinda was a Monk who spent his whole life meditating and attempting to understand the nature of being, he believes nirvana awaits at the end of a journey. Siddhartha says that understanding comes from loving things for what they are. He speaks of a stone, saying that we respect the stone because it will be many things, but Siddhartha is saying that he loves the stone because it has been so many things already, and it will always be/is everything. Thusly the stone is the same as us. Govinda has always been as Siddhartha says a "seeker" he has spent his life in contemplation trying to reach a goal and Siddhartha teaches him that the achievement is in understanding and appreciating the moment, or the rock. Nirvana is within the self, not somewhere else. All things are good because all things are each other. Maybe.
Govinda Bhattathiri died in 1295.
Govinda II died in 780.
Krishna Govinda Gupta died in 1926.
Lama Anagarika Govinda died in 1985.
Shadkala Govinda Marar died in 1843.