then on the full moon day of the month of visakha when he was exactly 35 years old he attained enlightenment and be come buddha- THE enlightened one
2.at the age of 29 prince siddhattha decided to leave his home and family and search for truth
3.the buddha was born princ siddhattha gotama in 623 bc
4. what three events do buddhists remember on visakha puja day
5.his father was king suddhodana and his mother was qeen maya who died seven days after his birth
6.brahmins predicted that prince siddhattha would either become a universal monarch or a buddha