RELIGIONS
BUDDHISM
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Question
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He wanted his son to follow ascetics
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He was afraid his son would become ill
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He wanted his son to become a king
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He was preparing his son to become a priest
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Detailed explanation-1: -He was given the name Siddhartha which means “he who achieves his goal.” However, Siddhartha’s father did not want him to be a religious leader. For this reason, according to legend, Siddhartha was restricted to the palace. His father tried to shield him from suffering and make his life as pleasant as possible.
Detailed explanation-2: -His father, fearing he would become the latter if he were exposed to the suffering of the world, protected him from seeing or experiencing anything unpleasant or upsetting for the first 29 years of his life.
Detailed explanation-3: -Siddhartha’s father loved him, but he let him go, let him find his own way, walk his own path. Siddhartha only now understands the depth of parental love, and he surely regrets the sorrow his father must have felt in never knowing what became of his son.