CategoryPali (Southern tradition)Related Events (7)The Buddha at 7Watches the ploughing and first enters meditative absorption beneath a treeThe Buddha at 29Leaves the palace at midnight to go forthThe Buddha at 29 to 35 · The Quest and the AusteritiesStudies meditation under Āḷāra KālāmaThe Buddha at 29 to 35 · The Quest and the AusteritiesStudies meditation under Uddaka RāmaputtaThe Buddha at 29 to 35 · The Quest and the AusteritiesSix years of austeritiesThe Buddha at 35 · The Eve of the AwakeningGives up the austerities and takes food again; the five leave himYear 1 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 35Brahmā entreats the Buddha, who decides to teachBack to Texts