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why did siddharthas father try to keep him from the four sights?
they meant he would be an emperor
they meant he would leave home to be a redeemer
they prophesied his death
they were too gruesome to see
In Buddhist tradition, the Four Sights (an old man, a sick person, a corpse, and an ascetic) led Siddhartha to realize the suffering in the world and ultimately to leave his life of privilege to seek enlightenment. His father feared he would leave home to become a redeemer if he saw them.
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they meant he would leave home to be a redeemer