INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Alara Kalama (Pāḷi & Sanskrit Āḷāra Kālāma, was a hermit and a teacher of ancient meditation. He was a teacher of Śramaṇa thought and, according to the Pāli Canon scriptures, the first teacher of Gautama Buddha.

Detailed explanation-2: -After becoming an ascetic, Gautama Buddha went to Alara Kalama. He taught Sankhya philosophy in Vaishali to Gautama Buddha and also taught dhyana. After reaching the highest point Buddha left Alara and went to another teacher named Uddalaka Ramaputra who taught immaterial attainments to Buddha. Was this answer helpful?

Detailed explanation-3: -Buddha, also known as Sakyamuni Buddha, is the founder of Buddhism. Lord Buddha attained “Enlightenment” under the Bodhi tree.

Detailed explanation-4: -It is clear from biographical accounts of the Buddha that prior to his enlightenment he had studied with at least two teachers-Rudraka Ramaputra and Arada Kalama-who taught some form of Upanishadic Yoga, which he mastered readily.

Detailed explanation-5: -(Pāli, Uddaka Rāmaputta). One of the Buddha’s first two teachers, the other being Āḷāra Kālāma. Udraka taught the Buddha a meditational practice leading to a state of trance known as ‘neither-perception-nor-non-perception, ‘ a condition of pure awareness devoid of any perceptual experience.