
PRINCE SIDDHATTA ATTAINED SUPREME ENLIGHTENMENT
AND BECAME THE BUDDHA.
On Vesakha Full Moon day, Bodhisatta
Siddhattha seated under a Bodhi tree at Gaya, attained Supreme Enlightenment.
On the first watch of the night he gained knowledge by which He remembered
past lives. On the second watch of the night he was able to see into the
future including the birth and death of other beings. On the third watch
of the night, He destroyed all defilements and became a Fully Enlightened
One (Samma-Sambuddha).