CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: Siddhartha Gautama wandered for seven years and finally sat down under a Peepal tree till he got enlightenment . After seven days of enlightenment, he renamed the ‘Bodhi Tree’ and began to teach and to share his new understanding and came to be known as the Buddha.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bodhi tree, also called Bo tree, according to Buddhist tradition, the specific sacred fig (Ficus religiosa) under which the Buddha sat when he attained Enlightenment (Bodhi) at Bodh Gaya in Bihar, India.

Detailed explanation-3: -“He wandered for seven years and finally sat down under a peepal tree, where he vowed to stay until enlightenment came. Enlightened after seven days, he renamed the tree the Bodhi Tree (Tree of Wisdom) and began to teach and to share his understandings.”

Detailed explanation-4: -After six years of searching, Buddhists believe Gautama found enlightenment while meditating under a Bodhi tree. He spent the rest of his life teaching others about how to achieve this spiritual state.

Detailed explanation-5: -Gautama Buddha attained ‘Bodhi’ enlightenment while meditating under a pipal tree at Uruvela, near the city of Gaya in present day .