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Question
"These sights so moved him that he at once went out into the world to seek enlightenment." What were the sights that moved 'him'?
Solution
Prince Siddhartha felt very upset to see so much grief and sorrow in the world. He was so touched by seeing a sick person, an elderly person, a funeral procession, and a monk begging for alms that he made the decision to give up the world and pursue enlightenment.
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