The biographical impact of the Four Sights

The Four Sights: old age, sickness, death and a wandering holy man/ascetic
It was argued that, if the price was kept away from these four things, then he would not waver from his path as a future king; however, if he did encounter them, they would serve as a catalyst to stimulate a search for truth that would take Gautama on an alternative path as a wandering holy man

At the age of 29, Gautama left the palace

• The first sight was an old, weak man
• The second sight was a man who had been ravaged by disease
• The third sight was a…