if we follow these five things which definitely I have done in past few weeks makes me enlightened?
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Per MN64, the first fetter is identity view.
The reinforced use of āI have doneā and āmeā in the question would incline to a conclusion of ānoā.
In this way, the fetters are another checklist. There are ten.
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A beginning practitioner who observes morality will have experienced mental seclusion, that is an increased detachment from samsara, but they will not be able to identify it. To do that they should as well begin to develop an understanding of what samsara is, what impermanence is, and why they are developing non-attachment.
āTo Upali the householder, as he was sitting right there, there arose the dustless, stainless Dhamma eye: Whatever is subject to origination is all subject to cessation. Then ā having seen the Dhamma, having reached the Dhamma, known the Dhamma, gained a footing in the Dhamma, having crossed over & beyond doubt, having had no more questioning ā Upali the householder gained fearlessness and was independent of others with regard to the Teacherās message.āāMN 56
The Buddha was initially reticent to take his teaching to the world because he thought it was too subtle. A discrimination of mental states needs to be developed.
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This is great, and it also covers
So far it seems to me from this discussion and further readings one who has
- Write knowledge 10 fold path Ten fold path, the extension of the Eightfold Path of the Buddha - Buddha heads
- Destroyed all kinds of desire, ignorance
- Understood and eradicated all steps of suffering, and reached the end goal of suffering
- Laid down the burden of 5 aggregates of clinging
- Destroyed 10 fetters of existence
- And Obtained 3 super and 3 higher knowledges chalabhiĆ±Ć±Ä AbhijĆ±Ä - Wikipedia
- And became an Arhant by either ways
is enlightened. Its not simple to describe enlightenment and impossible for others to judge if someone is enlightened unless they have super knowledge and they themselves are at the level to see it in you or vice versa.
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Number 6 in your list is optional. Some people get the fancy enlightenment with the abhinja upgrade, but most opt for the basic package (which just includes the rest of your list hehe) 
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This is not correct. The sixth and only supermundane abhinna, the extinction of all cankers through penetrating insight, is the only one necessary for the realization of arahatship (MN 36, MN 60, D13).
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Oh, yeahā¦
But in his list he said all 6 were necessary, which is not correct. And, technically, that knowledge is synonymous with the ā[right] knowledgeā he already mentioned in point 1. So there 
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Has developed the five spiritual faculties and the seven factors of enlightenment. That is thereās no enlightenment without meditation.
The same number of lifetimes, would be much more difficult.
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The enobbling task pertaining to cessation of suffering - aka enlightenment - is very clearly stated by the Buddha: verify it for yourself:
āThis noble truth of the cessation of suffering should be realized.ā
āTaį¹ kho panidaį¹ dukkhanirodhaį¹ ariyasaccaį¹ sacchikÄtabbanā
āSN56.11
It is not consistent with the framework of the four noble truths to debate on personal views of what enlightenment is or not.
I consider to be a bonus that the Buddha apparently gave us hints, similes and analogies - as per recorded in EBTs - of how refreshing and reassuring it was for him to fulfill that ennobling task himself.
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As given in the AN, paƱcakanipÄta, paį¹hamapaį¹į¹Äsakaį¹, paƱcaį¹
gikavaggo, vimuttÄyatanasuttaį¹,
The yogi experiences pÄmojjaį¹, pÄ«ti, and passaddhi.
When he is at this samÄdhi, if he starts to check the steps he has successfully completed in NEP (Noble Eightfold Path), and discover that he is done with sammÄ vÄcÄ, sammÄ kammanta, and sammÄ ÄjÄ«va then he understands that all his requirements for fulfillment of sÄ«la are done.
To come to this level, he has developed the strong faith due to understanding of virtues of The Buddha, The Dhamma, and The Sangha.
These are the requirements to attain sotÄpatti.
Continuing with the practice of Satipaį¹į¹hÄnÄ he understands the eradication of paƱca nÄ«varanÄ and happily move forward till he attain total vimuttiį¹.
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That mendicant feels inspired by the meaning and the teaching in that Dhamma, no matter how the Teacher or a respected spiritual companion teaches it.YathÄ yathÄ, bhikkhave, tassa bhikkhuno satthÄdhammaį¹ deseti, aƱƱataro vÄ garuį¹į¹hÄniyosabrahmacÄrÄ« tathÄ tathÄ so tasmiį¹ dhammeatthapaį¹isaį¹vedÄ« ca hoti dhammapaį¹isaį¹vedÄ« ca.2.4Feeling inspired, joy springs up.Tassa atthapaį¹isaį¹vedino dhammapaį¹isaį¹vedinopÄmojjaį¹ jÄyati.2.5Being joyful, rapture springs up.Pamuditassa pÄ«ti jÄyati.2.6When the mind is full of rapture, the body becomes tranquil.PÄ«timanassa kÄyo passambhati.2.7When the body is tranquil, one feels bliss.PassaddhakÄyo sukhaį¹ vedeti.2.8And when blissful, the mind becomes immersed in samÄdhi.Sukhino cittaį¹ samÄdhiyati.2.9This is the first opportunity for freedom. If a mendicant stays diligent, keen, and resolute at this time, their mind is freed, their defilements are ended, and they arrive at the supreme sanctuary.Idaį¹, bhikkhave, paį¹hamaį¹ vimuttÄyatanaį¹ yatthabhikkhuno appamattassa ÄtÄpino pahitattassaviharato avimuttaį¹ vÄ cittaį¹ vimuccati,aparikkhÄ«į¹Ä vÄ ÄsavÄ parikkhayaį¹ gacchanti,ananuppattaį¹ vÄ anuttaraį¹ yogakkhemaį¹anupÄpuį¹Äti. (1)
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I think of it as the attainment of reliable knowledge. Suffering is due to our reliance on unreliable knowledge.
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All Agreed, this is already covered in eight mindfulness of noble eight fold path
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Agreed all of this is already covered in noble eight fold path
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I think you are right here as main focus and central idea of Buddhaās curiosity and crux of teaching was liberation from suffering so in this list
No. 3 must be most important and others either automatically fall in place or are co-developed
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You will need two things,
- A map (a growing measure of righ view)
- A flashlight (Deep meditation)
You will need the words of another and significant inspiration. You canāt go past āBSWA youtubeā or āBSV dhamma talksā , that is unless you can spend time with some real sangha or enlightened beings, in which case, optimise your priorities. But hey, why are you asking?
You can see for yourself here and now 
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Everything taught by The Buddha is in the Noble Eightfold Path, isnāt it?
It is the only path for realization.
It is the end of bhava (exist) ā translate from a bhante from sri lanka
Bhava nirodho nibbanam - the end of existence is nibbana
Because we have a self and we thought we existā¦ while the truth doesnt say so, anicca anatta dukkha
Dukkha is to be born, aging and to die, which mean we are caught in time and place dimension
The nibbana is when you dont see that you exist here anymore, the body itself is a bliss , which is called nibbana bliss, and you can experience cessation of existence which is the nibbana without residue
Hope you realize the nibbana soon too
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Oh what a topic is this, wonder when buddha would have experience of enlightenment, he would have had a question wait a minute is that real, a delusion, wow and then nothing, its being never heard of before what is this
All he can correlate to is the realization its very profound, beyond concept, and the experience is like the knotted ball of thread, with rushes and reeds unfolding and opening all by itself each knot after another with a realization oh thatās how it is but would have struggled to explain it, just realize it
Probably thatās why he sat for meditation 7 days after to do further investigation
- How can buddha convince himself and others on how it was done or what it is, who is listening and why should they care
- is this something to achieve, its physical or mental
- how can buddha tell others what is highest happiness when they havenāt seen by themselves
- At one moment its a experience of wow this is so amazing, beyond words concept and thought analysis,
- In next moment thought would come there is no being to get enlightened, there is anatta, and what would buddha mean by he being really enlightened
- Does enlightened get psychic powers using which they can show others, how can he go back to community, who always consider having something materialistic as value to tell them nothing is much much better
All these questions would have come to buddha. People accept others for something when they see the difference for themselves, how can you should this to someone. Oh what suffering buddha would have to declare himself as enlightened and prove it to others
Where do Enlightened ones exist?
Enlightened ones neither exist in any realms nor not exist as both perspectives here refer to existence and question itself is wrong. Thats what is said
this be comprehended like: Consider a dark meteor, the enlightened ones clean this meteor from defilements, orient it in certain direction and let is fall, free fall. This creates a brilliant radiance lighting up the sky which can be seen across galaxies, which eventually gets smaller and smaller and light goes stronger and more radiant till eventually it disappears, there is nothing left anymore to burn or exist which can be seen by the eyes, we call it shooting star, perfect example for enlightenment.
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The Sutta Pitaka classifies the four levels according to the levelsā attainments. In the Sthaviravada and Theravada traditions, which teach that progress in understanding comes all at once, and that āinsightā (abhisamaya) does not come āgraduallyā (successively ā anapurva)," this classification is further elaborated, with each of the four levels described as a path to be attained suddenly, followed by the realisation of the fruit of the path.
According to the Theravada exegesis, the process of becoming an Arahat is therefore characterized by four distinct and sudden changes, although in the sutras it says that the path has a gradual development, with gnosis only after a long stretch, just as the ocean has a gradual shelf, a gradual inclination with a sudden drop only after a long stretch. The Mahasanghika had the doctrine of ekaksana-citt, "according to which a Buddha knows everything in a single thought-instant.
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Yes I agree with you, though one distinction here is there should be difference between buddha and arhant. Buddhaās are only few, they have 32 marks on the body and they are destined to be buddhas or a Chakravarty samrat(wheel turning monarch) , lot mentioned here DN26
He had the following seven treasures: the wheel, the elephant, the horse, the jewel, the woman, the treasurer, and the counselor as the seventh treasure. He had over a thousand sons who were valiant and heroic, crushing the armies of his enemies. After conquering this land girt by sea, he reigned by principle, without rod or sword.
Arhant doesnāt have to struggle like Buddha or can they as they are capable of enlightenment but not fighting with world over it or convincing the world, its for buddhaās to arrise and make their life easier
Still enlightenment process remains kind of similar for both
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