RELIGIONS
BUDDHISM
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Question
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According to tradition, how did Siddhartha Gautama become the Buddha?
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He meditated under a bodhi (fig) tree for days.
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He attained a new level of consciousness-nirvana.
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He attained a state of happiness and peace and became the Buddha
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The founder of Buddhism, Siddhartha Gautama, was born circa 563 BCE into a wealthy family. Gautama rejected his life of riches and embraced a lifestyle of asceticism, or extreme self-discipline. After 49 consecutive days of meditation, Gautama became the Buddha, or “enlightened one”.
Detailed explanation-2: -How did Gautama came to be known as the Buddha? 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.
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