Rearrange the following SIX sentences/ group of sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F) and in proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.

A. When answers to his questions did not appear, however, he redoubled his efforts, enduring pain, fasting nearly to starvation, and refusing water.

B. Whatever he tried, Siddhartha could not reach the level of satisfaction he sought, until one day when a young girl offered him a bowl of rice.

C. For the next six years, Siddhartha lived an ascetic life and partook in its practices, studying and meditating.

D. So he had his rice, drank water and bathed in the river.

E. He practiced his new way of life with a group of five ascetics, and his dedication to his quest was so stunning that the five ascetics became Siddhartha's followers. 

F. As he accepted it, he suddenly realized that corporeal austerity was not the means to achieve inner liberation and harsh physical constraints were not helping him achieve spiritual release.