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Siddhartha was born into a noble family. And even at birth, displayed the marks of a great man. He stayed and was destined to become a great and wise ruler. Siddhartha, creater of enlightenment. He wandered the for for 6 years seeking this almost impossible idea of perfect understanding. Almost giving up, he sat in meditation for 49 days. He achieved understanding of the cause of suffering in this world. From then on, he was known as the Buddha, meaning "the enlightened one." His first preachings were to the 5 companions that were with him on his wanderings. That first sermon became a landmark in the history of the world's religions. In it, he had laid out the four main ideas that he had come to understand in his enlightenment. He called those 4 ideas the Four Noble Truths.