When Buddha, then known as Siddhartha Gautama, sneaked out of his palace, he encountered four significant sights: an old man, a sick man, a dead body, and a wandering ascetic. These experiences deeply affected him, revealing the realities of aging, illness, and death, which led him to question the nature of life and seek a path to enlightenment. The sight of the ascetic inspired him to pursue a spiritual journey in search of understanding and liberation from suffering.
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