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He sought truth and became the Enlightened One who taught people a path to end suffering and reach Nirvana. Which religious leader matches this description? A. Ramayana B. Asoka Maurya C. Siddhartha Gautama D. Mahinda

Sagot :

C. Siddhartha saw the teacher Buddha and liked what he taught, decided not to follow him. He went on his own path, fasted, found riches, gave it up, etc.

People commonly think there is only one Buddha or an Enlightened One, but this is not true because in Buddhism there have been multiple Buddhas.  People can only become an Enlightened One once they've reached Nirvana through meditation. The first Buddha was Siddhartha Gautama, option C, a young, rich boy that lived inside a castle and was surrounded by wealth and richness, until he escaped and saw the real world was different, then he started his journey of meditation and self-knowledge.