A king and Queen were told by a fortune teller, "You will have a son". "Beware", he warned, "If you keep him inside the palace, he will grow to be a magnificent king. Let him wander outside the palace wall, he will leave and become a holy man set on saving the world." , Siddhartha Gautama was born. The prince grew up inside the palace wall surrounded by the finest things., As a adult wanting to learn about the world, Siddhartha snuck outside the palace walls., He was shocked to see the suffering in life when he witnessed a hurt man, a sick man and a dead man., He left the palace again wanting to know why there was such suffering in the world. Outside the gates he was met by a monk who gave him a begging bowl and a robe., He stayed with hermits for 6 years. Suffering and close to starvation, he still found no answers for the world's suffering., He decided to take the "middle path". He did not deny himself basic needs and found a tree to sit beneath and meditate. He meditated for 49 days., On the 50th day, he opened his eyes and felt he had a better understanding of suffering. He reached NIRVANA- a state of peace., Siddhartha became known as "Buddha". He created 4 noble truths about the world., Buddha traveled the world teaching his noble truths. This became Buddhism and was followed by many people in ancient India from all walks of life..

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