WORLD RELIGIONS

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: -How did Buddha get enlightenment? 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-3: -It can give you a greater understanding of who you are and the world around you. This type of enlightenment can give you a perspective that can help you rise above your circumstances-you are not as dependent on people, places or things to make you happy, because you are finding fulfillment within yourself.