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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What three forms of suffering did Siddhartha discover during his travels outside the royal palaces?
A
Aging, sickness and death
B
Slavery, sickness and death
C
Birth, death and rebirth
D
Disease, poverty and famine
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -1st sight: senescence. On this journey he first saw an old man, revealing to Siddhārtha the consequences of aging. 2nd sight: disease. The second sight was of a sick person suffering from a disease. 3rd sight: demise. The third sight was of a dead body. 4th sight: asceticism.

Detailed explanation-2: -Siddhartha wanted to find out about why people suffer and how it might be possible to end this suffering. He decided that he would leave the palace and his family behind to go into the world to try to find some answers. He gave up all his possessions and expensive clothes to try to understand more about suffering.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Buddha believed that most suffering is caused by a tendency to crave or desire things. A person might crave something nice to eat or desire to go on a nice holiday or earn lots of money. Buddhism teaches that through being dissatisfied with their lives and craving things, people suffer.

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