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Siddhartha's Ignorance

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Before Siddhartha became the renowned Buddha he was a simple man who lived an awry lifestyle. The soon to be Buddha was born into a life of luxury and from a young age was expected to do great things in the world. After this mother's death, his father sheltered him from all horrible things that the universe offered and was extremely spoiled. One day Siddhartha came to realization of his ignorance when he saw three grim sights: old age, death, and illness. Siddhartha was appalled by this news and left his upscale life to find immunity to suffering. On this journey he learned of a middle way that strayed from a lifestyle of “self-indulgence and self-denial” (TEXTBOOK). He was also met with confrontation from Mara while meditating. Due to his
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