Question
How did Gautam Buddha came to be known as Buddha or the Enlightened One?
Solution
At the age of 30 years Gautam left his father's palace. After a number of experiments with bodily mortification and near death he finally attained enlightenment—that is he found a way out of the misery that had affected him so deeply when he was first confronted with the pain of old age, disease, and death.
After this he came to be known as the Buddha or the Enlightened One and as a teacher taught the dhamma or the path of righteous living.
