Question

one night, a woman named maya had a dream about a white elephant. she thought that the dream was a sign that she was pregnant with an important child. when maya gave birth to the child, she felt no pain. because she gave birth without pain, maya believed that her baby was special.
after the baby was born, maya’s husband, suddhodana (sud - ha - dah - nah), asked a holy man to tell the boy’s future. the holy man said that the baby would be either a powerful ruler or a great religious leader. the holy man explained that if the baby was protected from suffering, he would become a great king. but if he suffered or saw other people suffering, he would decide to live a religious life. because of the holy man’s prediction, they named the baby siddhartha, which means \the successful one.\
according to tradition, suddhodana protected his son from suffering. based on the story, why did he do this?
a holy man warned suddhodana that siddhartha was in danger.
an elephant told suddhodana to protect siddhartha from suffering.
suddhodana hoped that siddhartha would become a religious leader.
suddhodana wanted siddhartha to become a great king.

Explanation:

The holy man predicted Siddhartha would be a great king if protected from suffering, or a religious leader if exposed to suffering. Siddhodana’s protection aligns with wanting him to become a great king.

Answer:

D. Siddhodana wanted Siddhartha to become a great king.