Question

What was Siddhartha Gautama seeking when he began his spiritual journey

Answer 1

He was looking for enlightenment, which he never actually found, but that's what he was seeking on his spiritual journey. 

Answer 2

Siddhartha Gautama was looking for the meaning behind suffering when his spiritual journey began.

Step-by-step explanation:

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.