One night, Queen Maya had a dream where a white elephant descended from heaven and entered her womb. The elephant said You have conceived a child who is a pure and powerful being.
Leaving palace
Buddha lived a very privileged early life so that he did not become a religious leader like the prophecy said. Until one day he decided it was time to leave
I know there is more to life than I have experienced! I must go and leave the palace
On his travels he saw an Old man, a sick man, a dying man, and a holy man.
Siddhartha's journey outside the palace taught him that there was more to life than he had experienced, and so he started to began to search for answers and a life of self denial.
Siddhartha decided to shave his whole head and got rid of his robes. He denied himself of his luxuries and for a short period he lived on just one grain of rice yet it did not give him his answers. He then concluded that the Middle way would bring enlightentment and wisdom as his life of luxury in the palace and extreme self denial on his journey failed to bring wisdom.
With this newfound realisation, Siddhartha sat beneath a Bodhi tree and meditated. He had finally achieved enlightenment and is now referred to as the buddha
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