Question

Answer the following question in 40–50 words.

What did Siddhartha Gautama come across by chance when he was about twenty-five years old?

Answer 1

When Siddhartha Gautama was about twenty-five years old, he came across four sights by chance a sick man, an old man, a dead body, and an ascetic. These encounters deeply impacted him, making him realize the suffering in life and inspiring him to renounce worldly pleasures in search of enlightenment.