A man who heard about Buddha's life started longing to reach higher states within himself just like the Buddha did.
He met many masters and enquired about the Buddha, but he was not satisfied with their explanations. Then one person told him that there was a master living on the peak of certain mountain and that he knew everything about the Buddha. “Go ask him,” the person told him.
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