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Briefly explain the following event in Buddha’s life:
Enlightenment
Where did Gautama Buddha achieve enlightenment?
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Solution
One day Gautam Buddha sat down under a pipal tree in Bodh Gaya and began to meditate. On the 49th day, true light dawned on him. He became an enlightened one. He had at last found the cause of human suffering and knew how to overcome it.
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