WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -At a place now known as Bodh Gaya (“enlightenment place”), he sat and meditated all night beneath a pipal tree. After defeating the forces of the demon Mara, Siddhartha reached enlightenment (1982.233) and became a Buddha (“enlightened one”) at the age of thirty-five.

Detailed explanation-2: -He gave up all his possessions and expensive clothes to try to understand more about suffering. Siddhartha became an ascetic, which means he lived a simple life with no possessions and refused to do anything that would give him pleasure. He also tried to be disciplined in meditating to try to understand suffering.

Detailed explanation-3: -It was while he was sat meditating under a tree that the Buddha attained enlightenment. The story goes that Prince Siddhartha Gautama had given up a life of great wealth and privilege to wander, penniless as a holy man, seeking enlightenment.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Buddha was born into the royal family around 563/480 BCE in Nepal. After six years of ascetic practice, Siddhartha attained full enlightenment at the age of thirty five. As a result he became known as Buddha, or the awakened one.

Detailed explanation-5: -Buddha’s Path to Enlightenment Siddhartha lived austerely, in the grace of others, as he sought understanding of the world. He spent much time in meditation, and it is said that during one fateful meditation session, under a Bodhi tree, he gained clarity in all his questions about life and became the Buddha.