After seven days, he suddenly understood that he was the source of his own discomfort and suffering, as well as the source of the joy and contentment he so desperately sought. Upon realizing that the wisdom he sought was to be found within himself rather than outside himself, he attained enlightenment. He would come to be known as the Buddha, from the Pali and Sanskrit word for “awakened.” The site at which he reached enlightenment would become known as Bodh Gaya and that tree as the Bodhi tree, in his honor.
