RELIGIONS
BUDDHISM
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Question
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Siddhartha became known as the Buddha after he ____
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reached the holy age of sixty-five.
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resisted Mara’s temptations and became enlightened.
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left the palace to become a wandering renunciate.
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told his followers about the four noble truths.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -One day, seated beneath the Bodhi tree (the tree of awakening) Siddhartha became deeply absorbed in meditation, and reflected on his experience of life, determined to penetrate its truth. He finally achieved Enlightenment and became the Buddha.
Detailed explanation-2: -They follow the teachings of a man names Siddhartha Gautama, who became known as the Buddha.
Detailed explanation-3: -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. He fasted for long periods of time and this caused him to suffer even more.
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