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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How old was Siddhartha when he left the palace walls for the first time?
A
sixteen
B
twenty
C
twenty-nine
D
thirty-five
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -As he grew, Siddhartha’s curiosity could not be contained. He felt that his life of luxury was empty. At the age of 29, he persuaded his chariot driver, Channa, to take him out of the palace to the city.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: One day while hunting, Prince Siddhartha saw a sick man, an aged man, then a funeral procession and a monk begging for alms. These sights of humans’ suffering moved him so much that he left the palace to seek enlightenment.

Detailed explanation-3: -Siddhartha was brought up in great luxury, and he married and fathered a son. At age 29, he decided to see more of the world and began excursions off the palace grounds in his chariot.

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