Buddha -

: He saw a peaceful holy man who had renounced worldly possessions to seek an end to suffering.

: For the first time, he realized that everyone eventually ages and loses their strength. Buddha

: He learned that disease and pain are inescapable parts of human life. A Corpse : He understood the ultimate reality of death. : He saw a peaceful holy man who

For six years, he practiced extreme asceticism, once eating only a single grain of rice a day, until he was near death. Realizing that neither luxury nor starvation brought peace, he adopted the —a path of moderation. A Corpse : He understood the ultimate reality of death

Deeply moved, Siddhartha secretly left his wife and newborn son in the middle of the night to become a wandering seeker. The Quest and Enlightenment

The story of the Buddha , born Siddhartha Gautama, is a journey from a life of sheltered opulence to one of profound spiritual awakening . Born as a prince in Lumbini (modern-day Nepal) roughly 2,500 years ago, Siddhartha was raised in a palace where his father, King Suddhodana, protected him from all knowledge of suffering, hoping he would become a powerful world ruler. The Four Sights and Renunciation