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प्रश्न
When and how did Buddha attain enlightenment?
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उत्तर
After leaving home in search of Truth, Gautama wandered from place to place. Afterward, he studied under renowned teachers of Rajgriha and at last, he went to Gaya and practiced severe penance and life of austerity, and finally at the age of thirty-five he was enlightened sitting under a people-tree. That place is known as Buddha (knowledge or enlightenment), Gaya in Bihar.
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