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What was Siddhartha Gautama seeking when he began his spiritual journey

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He was looking for enlightenment, which he never actually found, but that's what he was seeking on his spiritual journey. 
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Siddhartha Gautama was looking for the meaning behind suffering when his spiritual journey began.

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Siddhartha Gautama, or popularly called Buddha, was a prince of a region in southern Nepal who, having renounced the throne, sought to eradicate the causes of human suffering and all beings, and thus found a way to "Awakening" or "enlightenment". After which he became a teacher or spiritual teacher, founding Buddhism. Siddhartha Gautama was looking for the meaning behind suffering when his spiritual journey began.

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