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EPISODE · Jul 23, 2026 · 7 MIN

100: What the Buddha Discovered the Night He Sat Under the Bodhi Tree

from The Long Thread - Ancient Stories For The Present Moment. · host Ashvee Kanwar

Siddhartha Gautama had been searching for six years.He had left his palace, his wife, his infant son, his kingdom - And walked away to find the answer to one question.Why is there suffering; and what can be done about it? On the night of the full moon in May, he sat down under a pipal tree near the river and made a vow."Though only skin and sinew and bone remain, I will not rise from this seat until I have attained full enlightenment."Mara came that night.He sent everything he had.New story every day.Follow so you never miss one.

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