Arrange the events related to Buddha in chronological order.
(A) Renunciation of the world
(B) Enlightenment
(C) Sutta Pitaka
(D) First Sermon
(E) Birth
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (E), (A), (B), (D), (C)
(E) Birth — Siddhartha, as the Buddha was named at birth, was the son of a chief of the Sakya clan and had a sheltered upbringing within the palace.
(A) Renunciation of the world — moved by the sight of an old man, a sick man and a corpse, and by a homeless mendicant who had found peace, he left the palace and set out in search of his own truth.
(B) Enlightenment — after exploring several paths, he meditated for several days and attained enlightenment (at Bodh Gaya); after this he came to be known as the Buddha.
(D) First Sermon — he then gave his first sermon at Sarnath, and for the rest of his life he taught dhamma.
(C) Sutta Pitaka — none of the Buddha’s speeches was written down during his lifetime. After his death his disciples compiled his teachings, and the Buddha’s teachings were included in the Sutta Pitaka.
NCERT (2026-27): “4. The Buddha and the Quest for Enlightenment … He had a sheltered upbringing within the palace, insulated from the harsh realities of life. One day he persuaded his charioteer to take him into the city. His first journey into the world outside was traumatic. He was deeply anguished when he saw an old man, a sick man and a corpse. He realised in that moment that the decay and destruction of the human body was inevitable. He also saw a homeless mendicant, who, it seemed to him, had come to terms with old age, disease and death, and found peace. Siddhartha decided that he too would adopt the same path. Soon after, he left the palace and set out in search of his own truth. Siddhartha explored several paths including bodily mortification which led him to a situation of near death. Abandoning these extreme methods, he meditated for several days and finally attained enlightenment. After this he came to be known as the Buddha or the Enlightened One. For the rest of his life, he taught dhamma or the path of righteous living. 9.2 Symbols of worship … The empty seat (Fig. 4.14) was meant to indicate the meditation of the Buddha, and the stupa (Fig. 4.15) was meant to represent the mahaparinibbana. Another frequently used symbol was the wheel (Fig. 4.16). This stood for the first sermon of the Buddha, delivered at Sarnath.…”
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