Consider the following statements regarding Siddhartha Gautama's search for truth immediately after his Mahabhinishkramana: 1. After leaving Kapilavastu, Gautama first went to Vaishali and studied under Alara Kalama, learning the stage of nothingness (akincannayatana). 2. He then went to Rajgir and studied under Uddaka Ramaputta, learning the stage of neither-perception-nor-non-perception. 3. Dissatisfied with both, he proceeded to Uruvela (Bodhgaya) to practice extreme self-mortification. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Options:

• A: 1 and 2 only
• B: 2 and 3 only
• C: 1 and 3 only
• D: 1, 2 and 3

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