Question

Where did he attain enlightment?

Answer 1

Enlightenment. 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.

Answer 2

After several years Siddhartha was guided by visionary dreams to meditate beneath the Bodhi Tree, where he attained the ultimate knowledge of spiritual enlightenment. His first discourse, given at Sarnath, presented the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path for which Buddhism is so famous.