RELIGIONS
HINDUISM
Question
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Siddhartha’s followers called him “Buddha”, which means ____
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Chosen One
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Sacred One
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Brahman
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Enlightened One
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The culmination of his search came while meditating beneath a tree, where he finally understood how to be free from suffering, and ultimately, to achieve salvation. Following this epiphany, Gautama was known as the Buddha, meaning the “Enlightened One."
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
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