Why is Siddhartha Gautama known as the Buddha?

“Buddha” means “the awakened” or “the enlightened one.” According to the traditional account, Siddhartha meditated beneath the Bodhi tree and attained enlightenment after 49 days, after which others took notice of him. This matches choice B; the other choices do not describe how he became known as the Buddha.

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