Buddha Here

: He saw a peaceful holy man who had renounced worldly possessions to seek an end to suffering.

Deeply moved, Siddhartha secretly left his wife and newborn son in the middle of the night to become a wandering seeker. The Quest and Enlightenment Buddha

For six years, he practiced extreme asceticism, once eating only a single grain of rice a day, until he was near death. Realizing that neither luxury nor starvation brought peace, he adopted the —a path of moderation. : He saw a peaceful holy man who

Despite his luxurious life, Siddhartha grew curious about the world outside the palace walls. At age 29, he ventured out and encountered the "Four Sights" that changed him forever: he practiced extreme asceticism