RELIGIONS
BUDDHISM
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Question
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Which of the following was not seen by Siddhartha for the first time when he left the palace where he grew up?
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an old man
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a sick man
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a corpse
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a beautiful woman
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -When he was 29 years old, legend dictates, he was jolted out of his idleness by the “Four Signs”: he saw in succession an old man, a sick person, a corpse being carried to cremation, and a monk in meditation beneath a tree. He began to think about old age, disease, and death and decided to follow the way of the monk.
Detailed explanation-2: -Siddhartha’s departure at 29 years old is also seen as historical.
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