RELIGIONS
BUDDHISM
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Question
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After leaving the palace, Siddhartha Gautama renounced his life as a prince, cut his hair and began a ____ year search for an end to suffering.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -It is believed that to achieve the level of true understanding and enlightenment, we should keep our body and mind clean. That’s why we often see Buddhist monks having a shaved head. Even history suggests that Siddhartha Gautam Buddha had cut his hair when he left his palace to achieve enlightenment.
Detailed explanation-2: -All traditional sources agree that the prince led a very comfortable life before his renunciation, emphasizing the luxury and comfort he had to leave behind. He renounced his life in the palace in order to find “the good” and to find “that most blessed state” which is beyond death.
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