Question

What did Siddhartha gautama discover in his quest for englightenment?

Answer 1

Siddhartha Gautama - The Buddha. By finding the path to Enlightenment,Siddhartha was led from the pain of suffering and rebirth towards the path of Enlightenment and became known as the Buddha or 'awakened one'.


Bodh Gaya

Bodh Gaya is a religious site and place of pilgrimage associated with the Mahabodhi Temple Complex in Gaya district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is famous as it is the place where Gautama Buddha is said to have obtained Enlightenment (Pali: bodhi) under what became known as the Bodhi Tree.


Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment (bodhi) while meditating underneath a Ficus religiosa. According to Buddhist texts, the Buddha meditated without moving from his seat for seven weeks (49 days) under this tree. A shrine, called Animisalocana cetiya, was later erected on the spot where he sat.

In Buddhism, enlightenment (called bodhi in Indian Buddhism, or satori in Zen Buddhism) is when a Buddhist finds the truth about life and stops being reborn because he has reach Nirvana and once you get to Nirvana you are not born again. Buddhists believe a person can become enlightened by following the Middle Way.

Answer 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'

EXPLANATION:

• While 'Siddhartha' was on the journey to the Enlightenment, he was known as the Buddha or "awakened man" because of the experience of 'suffering and rebirth'.
• It is said that he has acquired the ‘’three knowledge’ because his mind was purified by concentration. The first knowledge of his former lives and the former lives of every creature. The second thing that was known was karma rules. Thirdly, he was free of all barriers and released from attachments.

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