Buddha attained Nirvana at ______.

The correct answer is Bodh Gaya.

Key Points

• Gautama Buddha is the founder of Buddhism.
• Buddha attained Nirvana under a peepal tree at Bodh Gaya in Bihar.
  • Bodh Gaya is a religious site in Bihar.
  • The literal meaning of the term Nirvana is "blowing out".
  • According to Buddha, leading a balanced life would lead to a person attaining both Moksha and Nirvana.
  • He is known to have attained Nirvana at the age of 35.
  • The Buddha himself is said to have realized nirvana when he achieved enlightenment.

Confusion Points

• Nirvana- State of relief from misery due to enlightenment relating to the cause of misery.
• Parinirvana- The state of release, after death, from samsara and the karmic cycle that binds one to samsara
• Mahaparjnirvana- It is the attainment of the state of eternal bliss, having been released from misery and samsara.

Mistake Points 

• Kushinagar is a place in Uttar Pradesh where Lord Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana.
  • It is marked as the death of the Buddha.
• In Bodh Gaya Buddha attained Nirvana.

Important Points

• Siddhartha is the early name of Buddha.
• He was the son of Suddhodhana and Mahamaya.
• He belonged to a small gana known as the Sakya Gana and was a Kshatriya.
• He left the comforts of his home in search of knowledge.
• He learnt the technique of meditation from his first teacher Alara Kalama.
• He preached in the Pali language, spoken by common people.
• After attaining enlightenment he went to Sarnath, near Varanasi, where he taught for the first time
• Buddha preached his first sermon at Sarnath.
• He died in 483 BC under a Sal tree in Kushinagar.
• Kaushambi is the place where Lord Buddha stayed and preached in the sixth and ninth year of his attaining enlightenment.