Chapter 2 continues the story of the Buddha’s quest for enlightenment. It covers his ‘discovery’ of the path between the excesses of luxury and extreme asceticism, his battles with the demon Māra, and his enlightenment under the Bodhi tree. It then outlines the teachings of the Buddha after his enlightenment: the Middle Way, the Four Noble Truths, the Noble Eightfold Path, the Three Jewels of Buddhism (the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha), along with the Three Marks (suffering, impermanence, and non-self). It gives an account of the development of the Sangha, his lay following, and the role of women in Buddhism. It ends with an account of his death drawn primarily from the Mahāparinibbāna Suttanta.