Gautama was now determined to complete his spiritual quest. At the age of 35, he famously sat in meditation under a Ficus religiosa tree now called the Bodhi Tree in the town of Bodh Gaya and vowed not to rise before achieving enlightenment. After many days, he finally destroyed the fetters of his mind, thereby liberating himself from the cycle of suffering and rebirth, and arose as a fully enlightened being (Skt. samyaksaṃbuddha). Soon thereafter, he attracted a band of followers and instituted a monastic order. Now, as the Buddha, he spent the rest of his life teaching the path of awakening he had discovered, traveling throughout the northeastern part of the Indian subcontinent, and died at the age of 80 (483 BCE) in Kushinagar, India. The south branch of the original fig tree available only in Anuradhapura Sri Lanka is known as Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi. COUNT 12
QSN1 How old was Gautama when he sat under the Bodhi Tree? ANS1 35 QSN2 What kind of tree was the Bodhi Tree? ANS2 Ficus religiosa QSN3 What did Gautama spend the rest of his life doing after reaching enlightenment? ANS3 he spent the rest of his life teaching the path of awakening he had discovered QSN4 How old was the Buddha at the time of his death? ANS4 80 QSN5 What is the south branch of the tree Gautama sat under called? ANS5 Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi QSN6 What was the tree called he sat under? ANS6 Ficus religiosa QSN7 What was the tree renamed that Gautama achieved enlightenment under? ANS7 Bodhi Tree QSN8 At what age did Gautama come to pass? ANS8 80 QSN9 When he was 35 Gautama sat in meditation under what tree? ANS9 Bodhi Tree QSN10 What type of tree was the Bodhi Tree? ANS10 Ficus religiosa QSN11 What town was the Bodhi Tree in? ANS11 Bodh Gaya QSN12 The south branch of the original fig tree is known as? ANS12 Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi