: For the first time, he realized that everyone eventually ages and loses their strength.

Deeply moved, Siddhartha secretly left his wife and newborn son in the middle of the night to become a wandering seeker. The Quest and Enlightenment

: He saw a peaceful holy man who had renounced worldly possessions to seek an end to suffering.

The story of the Buddha , born Siddhartha Gautama, is a journey from a life of sheltered opulence to one of profound spiritual awakening . Born as a prince in Lumbini (modern-day Nepal) roughly 2,500 years ago, Siddhartha was raised in a palace where his father, King Suddhodana, protected him from all knowledge of suffering, hoping he would become a powerful world ruler. The Four Sights and Renunciation