because as a prince he had never experienced it. he walked away from being a prince, leaving his family and kids behind. he did many things to find this out, and finally found it one night while sitting under a tree and medditating.:) hope this helps:) p.s. i litterally just finished learning about this 1/2 days ago in s.s.
The Four Noble Truths. :)
The prince who questioned the meaning of human life
The term Buddha (the Enlightened One) is generally taken to mean Siddhartha Gautama, an Indian prince who lived 2500 years ago. A such he was not "invented". Siddhartha's thoughts on the nature of human suffering and its possible cure have come to be known as Buddhism.
Siddhartha Gautama renounced his life of luxury, including his princely status, wealth, and family, in search of spiritual enlightenment and to seek a solution to the suffering in the world. He was motivated by a deep desire to understand the nature of human existence and find a path to alleviate suffering for himself and others.
Enlightened One.
He was looking for the real meaning of the life
He was troubled by the suffering of all human beings
He discovered suffering, which his father had tried to shield him from. So, he set out in search for the cause of human suffering, but in order to do this he had to leave his family. He was willing to do this.
embarking on a spiritual journey and renouncing worldly comforts. Through meditation and self-reflection, he discovered the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path, which became the foundation of Buddhism. Siddhartha Gautama's quest ultimately led him to enlightenment and the understanding that suffering can be overcome through the cessation of desire and attachment.
Siddhartha Gautama, ca. 480--400 B.C.E., who was widely known as "the Buddha," was an Indian mendicant whose teachings about overcoming human dissatisfaction are the basis of Buddhism. .
Siddhartha Gautama, also know as the Buddha, was born to a royal family who kept him inside of his palace in order to keep him from seeing suffering, decay and the evil that exists in the world. He remained sheltered until he was 29. One day he left his palace in order to meet his subjects, and during this excursion he saw an old man, a dying person, and other various forms of decay. What he saw shocked him so much that he began a spiritual journey to find out what caused evil and how to escape it.
be cause when he was 30 the prince traveled outside the palace walls and met a bnt and tired old man, a man who was very sick , and a funeral. He wondered why there was so much misery and pain in the world.And decided he must must change his life to find the answers