Page 21 - HP2A 013 The legend of Gautama Buddha

weakened, and accepted milk and

rice pudding from the local village.

He also sat under a Bodhi tree and

vowed that he would not stand up

until he had found the truth. After

49 days at the age of 35 Siddhartha

achieved Enlightenment and became

known as the Buddha or “Awakened

One”.

Travels and Teaching

For the rest of his 45 years, Buddha

traveled all over the people teaching

a diverse range of people. He did not