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Buddha's message spread across the subcontinent and beyond – through central Asia to China, Korea and Japan and through Sri Lanka, across the seas to Myanmar, Thailand and Indonesia. Historians have tried to reconstruct details of his life from Buddhist texts and hagiographies.
According to these traditions, Siddhartha, as the Buddha was named at birth, was the son of a chief of the Sakya clan. He had a sheltered upbringing. His first journey into the world outside was traumatic. Abandoning extreme methods, he meditated and attained enlightenment and was known as the Buddha.
How did Siddhartha get enlightenment?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → By meditating
Siddhartha first tried several paths, including bodily mortification, which brought him close to death; abandoning these extreme methods, he meditated for several days and finally attained enlightenment.
NCERT (2026-27): “4. The Buddha and the Quest for Enlightenment … 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.” |