Who Is Gautama Buddha's Four Sights?
Throughout his journey of becoming the person whose teachings were responsible for the foundation of Buddhism, Gautama Buddha (Siddharta) had found himself struggling to find a common ground between his daily habits and his will of becoming an important religious figure capable of understanding the various mysteries of our inner selves. This struggle that Buddha faced was mostly influenced by his strong attachment to his home, family, and everything that he liked. As stated in the book," This crisis was said to have been precipitated by Four Sights"(Mitchel, 12). Many people at that time believed that as soon as Buddha started experiencing the Four Sights, the crisis that he was facing started to intensify. Many authors describe the four sights to be a number of things or events that that were responsible for Buddha's understanding that happiness is not entirely dependent on material things.
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For Buddhists the four sights have a very peculiar meaning, which is refers to the fact that if people want to find inner peace, they must start by following the religious life.
In addition, Gautama Buddha's journey of understanding the four sights was at first disturbing, but once he started putting everything together, it all made sense. As stated in an article, "He was deeply disturbed by the four sights he had seen." The four sights, which are described as follows: the crippled old man, a sick man, a decaying corpse, and a religious hermit meditating. Although these journeys were only leaving Buddha in a deep depression, on the forth journey when he met the man meditating, it all became clear and he could finally understand the meaning behind the four sights. For Buddha the four sights meant that we all grow old, we all get ill, we all die, and that we can be happy without
wealth.
The fact that Buddha was unsatisfied with the life he was living, was one of the main factors that pushed him to follow a religious life. Although it was very difficult for him to abandon his family and home, it was crucial to make decision in order to follow a religious life. Buddha left everything behind and began his arduous search to find the truth about suffering and how to end this suffering. Later on, his journey was called the "Great Renunciation."
For Buddhists the four sights have a very peculiar meaning, which is refers to the fact that if people want to find inner peace, they must start by following the religious life.
In addition, Gautama Buddha's journey of understanding the four sights was at first disturbing, but once he started putting everything together, it all made sense. As stated in an article, "He was deeply disturbed by the four sights he had seen." The four sights, which are described as follows: the crippled old man, a sick man, a decaying corpse, and a religious hermit meditating. Although these journeys were only leaving Buddha in a deep depression, on the forth journey when he met the man meditating, it all became clear and he could finally understand the meaning behind the four sights. For Buddha the four sights meant that we all grow old, we all get ill, we all die, and that we can be happy without
wealth.
The fact that Buddha was unsatisfied with the life he was living, was one of the main factors that pushed him to follow a religious life. Although it was very difficult for him to abandon his family and home, it was crucial to make decision in order to follow a religious life. Buddha left everything behind and began his arduous search to find the truth about suffering and how to end this suffering. Later on, his journey was called the "Great Renunciation."