RELIGIONS
TAOISTS
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Question
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Escape from the cycle of rebirth
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enlightenment
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Follow the Eightfold Path
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Become one with Brahman
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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: -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-3: -Siddhartha Gautama was the first person to reach this state of enlightenment and was, and is still today, known as the Buddha.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Buddha attained enlightenment at Bodh Gaya.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.