Why did Siddhartha Gautama decide to leave his palace to go on a journey?

Answer 1

Siddhārtha Gautama : Siddhattha Gotama) was a spiritual teacher from ancient India who founded Buddhism.[1] In most Buddhist traditions, he is regarded as the Supreme Buddha (P. sammāsambuddha, S. samyaksaṃbuddha) of our age, "Buddha" meaning "awakened one" or "the enlightened one." [note 1] The time of his birth and death are uncertain: most early 20th-century historians dated his lifetime as c. 563 BCE to 483 BCE,[2] but more recent opinion dates his death to between 486 and 483 BCE or, according to some, between 411 and 400 BCE.[3][4]Gautama, also known as Śākyamuni ("Sage of the Śākyas"), is the primary figure in Buddhism, and accounts of his life, discourses, and monastic rules are believed by Buddhists to have been summarized after his death and memorized by his followers. Various collections of teachings attributed to him were passed down by oral tradition, and first committed to writing about 400 years later.He is also regarded as a god or prophet in other religions such as Hinduism, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and the Bahá'í faith.

Answer 2

Because he saw a man when one day he left his palace and saw the four sights . the fourth sight was a holy man, when siddhartha asked channa what he was doing, what channa replied really changed siddhartha's mind therefore he left all his luxury and family to become a holy man

Answer 3

The concept of monk suggests that the Buddha joined a monestary to live simple life of adequate food and shelter with learning and meditation. He studied under several hermit masters but abandoned them when he saw that they could not provide the enlightenment he wanted. He and several friends became mendicant ascetics (a wandering beggar depriving himself of food, shelter and all comforts). He felt this austere life would burn out the concerns for wealth and luxury. However it almost killed him.He saw the middle way of enough (not too littler too much in all things) was desirable.

Answer 4

Because he saw all the suffering and illness in the world so he decided to be a monk so he could be at peace with the world

Answer 5

Siddhartha Gautama became a monk because he saw an old man in his garden and he wanted to end suffering and pain

Answer 6

Kind Siddharth gave up all the riches after he saw people suffering from diseases,growing old and weak and dying ,he wanted to seek an answer for it.