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Buddha, in other words Siddhartha,



                                                                                                                                         did not feel that material wealth was




                                                                                                                                         the life’s ultimate goal.








                                                                                                                                         The Ascetic Life




                                                                                                                                         When Siddhartha reached the age



                                                                                                                                         of  29 he left the palace to meet his



                                                                                                                                         subjects. Despite the king’s effort


            to a son. Till he was of  29 years                                                                                           from trying to hide the condition of




            Siddhartha remained as a prince.                                                                                             the poor from Siddhartha, the result



            Although records show that the king                                                                                          was quite different. When he left he



            provided Siddhartha with everything                                                                                          saw the sick, aged and suffering of




            he could need or want, Buddhist                                                                                              the people around him. When the



            scriptures say that the future                                                                                               guards explained to Siddhartha that
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