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What was the Buddha doing when he reached enlightenment?
Thus, he sought a life without social indulgences but also without deprivation. After six years of searching, Buddhists believe Gautama found enlightenment while meditating under a Bodhi tree. He spent the rest of his life teaching others about how to achieve this spiritual state.
When did Siddhartha Gautama achieve enlightenment?
December 8 is celebrated as Bodhi Day by Buddhists around the world. It commemorates the day when Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, attained enlightenment. An ascetic and sage, it was his teachings on which Buddhism was founded.
What was Siddhartha Gautama called after he achieved enlightenment?
the Buddha
He therefore followed the example of the religious ascetic, tried different teachers and disciplines, and finally attained enlightenment through his own means and became known as the Buddha (“awakened” or “enlightened” one).
How did Gautama came to be known as the Buddha?
How did Gautama came to be known as the Buddha? 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.
What made Gautama Buddha seek enlightenment?
Answer: At the age of 25, while hunting, one day Buddha saw a sick man, then an aged man, then a funeral procession and finally a monk begging for alms. These moved him so much that he went out into the world to seek enlightenment.
Why did Gautama Buddha go out to enlightenment?
Answer: (a) Gautama Buddha was highly moved by seeing the sufferings of man. So he went out to seek enlightenment. (d) Gautam Buddha was so upset and worried while encountering the different stages of life as a sickman, an aged man, a funeral and a monk begging for alms.