<p>Main two teachers were <strong>Alara Kalama</strong> &amp; <strong>uddaka rāmaputta</strong>, Alara Kalama taught to focus on 'nothingness' and Uddaka Ramaputta taught to enter the 'dimension of neither perception nor non-perception', also see <a href="https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/a/18795/9846">This</a></p>

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<p>This is found in the <a href="http://www.themindingcentre.org/dharmafarer/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/1.11-Ariya-Pariyesana-S-m26.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Ariya Pariyesanā Sutta</a>, <a href="http://www.themindingcentre.org/dharmafarer/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/10.9-Deva-Sangarava-S-m100-piya.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">(Deva) Saṅgarava Sutta</a>, <a href="http://www.themindingcentre.org/dharmafarer/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/49.4-Maha-Saccaka-S-m36-piya.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Mahā Saccaka Sutta</a>, etc.</p>

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<p>When Gautama left his palace to become an ascetic, it is said that he found some Gurus he learnt from, and left further dissatisfied. Is there any mention of that period of the Buddha's life in the texts? Or did Buddha speak about these experiences? </p>

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Previous gurus or teachers of the Buddha
# Previous gurus or teachers of the Buddha

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-02-06)

When Gautama left his palace to become an ascetic, it is said that he found some Gurus he learnt from, and left further dissatisfied. Is there any mention of that period of the Buddha's life in the texts? Or did Buddha speak about these experiences?

I got this link : <http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhism/lifebuddha/13lbud.htm>

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-02-06. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

This is found in the [Ariya Pariyesanā Sutta](http://www.themindingcentre.org/dharmafarer/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/1.11-Ariya-Pariyesana-S-m26.pdf), [(Deva) Saṅgarava Sutta](http://www.themindingcentre.org/dharmafarer/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/10.9-Deva-Sangarava-S-m100-piya.pdf), [Mahā Saccaka Sutta](http://www.themindingcentre.org/dharmafarer/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/49.4-Maha-Saccaka-S-m36-piya.pdf), etc.


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### Answer by username_1 on 2017-02-06. Score: 1

Main two teachers were **Alara Kalama** & **uddaka rāmaputta**, Alara Kalama taught to focus on 'nothingness' and Uddaka Ramaputta taught to enter the 'dimension of neither perception nor non-perception', also see [This](https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/a/18795/9846)


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