At this time he sat under a Bohda tree and remained there until he reached an enlightened state when he became know as the Buddha. ... The Buddha believed that a person must give up all wants, desires, and attachments in order to reach nirvana, but Buddha, himself, was guilty of want until the day he died. ... He reached enlightenment while sitting under a Bohda tree. ...
During this period he sat under a tree with a plan to stay there until he became enlightened. When he was under the tree he was tempted evil but did not give in to temptations. ... Even though Buddhists do not believe in a creator they do worship and give honor to supernatural beings, gods and goddess, animals and Buddha. ...
His second stop was to join a band of ascetics and give this lifestyle a try. ... He sat down in front of the Bo tree and vowed not to rise until he reached enlightenment. He sat at the tree for forty-nine days until he reached enlightenment. ...
One night Siddhartha sat down beneath a tree, refusing to move until he could find a way to "end the suffering." It was there, underneath a tree, that he became "enlightened," becoming the Buddha, or "enlightened one" (Mitchell 10). ... We give this tendency the general name of "craving," but it also expresses itself as disliking, fear, anger, jealousy, confusion, etc. This tendency can be so pervasive that it gives rise to a nearly constant sense in our lives of striving and struggle (for what?). ...
He realized that giving up the two extremes and practicing moderation was the correct path to achieve nirvana. ... He made a firm resolution as he sat under the, now famous, Bodhi tree at Bodhgaya saying to himself, "My body may shrivel up, my skin, my bones my flesh may dissolve, but I will not move from this very seat until I have obtained enlightenment" (Strong #70) At this point Mara, the Lord of desire, sensed the thoughts of Bodhisattva and tried to frighten him with armies of demons, but they failed to disrupt his meditation, and their weapons turned into flowers as they reach...
The Brahmins (intelligent men who were skilled at interpreting dreams) told the king that the dream was a sign that the child that his wife would give birth to was a holy child and would achieve perfect wisdom (Rawding 7). ... He used his sword to cut off his hair to give to Channa to give to his wife as a keepsake. ... With this he began intense meditation under a pipal tree in Benares. ...
THE SUFFERING, THE DUKKHA: One major specific experience of suffering of my own came to me on October 20th 1998. I will never forget this tragic day of suffering. This is the morbid day my mom's soul left her body and past away physically. This experience was a shocking event that no one expected ...
