To match Siddhartha's actions that led him to the Middle Way, here are the corresponding pairs:
- life with religious ascetics → enlightenment
- life as Hindu prince → life given to pleasures
- meditating under Bodhi Tree → enlightenment
- life of suffering → enlightenment
The Middle Way is primarily the path that leads to enlightenment, avoiding the extremes of both indulgence (life given to pleasures) and severe asceticism (life with religious ascetics).