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him suffer in the long run. Traditional stories say that he lived in dangerous and hostile forests that were too hot in the day, and freezing at night. Because his life as an aesthetic didn't help him find answers he developed the middle way between two extremes; ...realising the practice of such austerities was not the path to enlightenment he went about gathering alms...'. Jataka '...but not until I attain the supreme Enlightenment will I give up this seat of meditation' Buddha in Jataka When Siddhartha began to meditate there are stories of how Mara, the evil one, appeared to try to stop him from achieving enlightenment. He: 1. Sent his daughters to seduce him 2. Sent his armies to attack him 3. Offered Siddhartha control over his kingdom 4. Mara tried to attack Siddhartha Siddhartha stayed focused on his enlightenment, and fear, lust, pride or other negative emotions were overcome with a disciplined mind. During the night that Siddhartha became enlightened, he experienced three important realisations. These are called the three watches: 1. Gained knowledge of previous lives. 2. Understood the repeating cycle of life, death and rebirth. People are born based on Karma. 3. Understood why suffering happens and how to overcome it.