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Buddha attained enlightenment at

  1. Bodh Gaya

  2. Sarnath

  3. Sanchi

  4. Lumbini
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Buddha attained enlightenment (Nirvana) at Bodh Gaya (formerly Uruvela) in Bihar, under the Bodhi tree. This event, known as the Great Awakening, occurred after years of ascetic wandering and meditation. Bodh Gaya is thus the most sacred site in Buddhism, where Siddhartha Gautama became the Buddha ('the Enlightened One'). Sarnath is where he gave his first sermon, Lumbini his birthplace, and Sanchi is famous for its stupa built by Ashoka.

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