Buddha's Enlightenment

Timeline

1. c. -528Bodh Gaya · BiharAfter ascetic practices by the Nairanjana River, Siddhartha Gautama meditated under the bodhi tree at Bodh Gaya, fully comprehending the causes of the cycle of birth and death, attaining enlightenment and becoming the Buddha (the Awakened One).
2. c. -528–-527Deer Park (Sarnath) · Uttar PradeshThe Buddha preached the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path to five monks at Deer Park, turning the wheel of dharma for the first time; the Sangha was thus established, and Buddhism formally began to spread as an organized religion.