The Enlightenment of Siddhattha Gotama
…itioned and was beyond the dualities of pain and pleasure, space and time, life and death. This was Nirvana.
When, toward dawn, Siddhattha looked up, he saw the morning star rise with new eyes — not the eye…
…chments and understanding his true self as something vast and unconditioned, which he identified as Nirvana. Following his enlightenment at age 35, he spent the next 45 years teaching wise and compassionate …