Once, Prince Siddhartha was taken through the city and villages by the blessed charioteer Chaanna. The youthful prince was bubbling with joy and was full of optimism about life. But on the way, the first sight was that of a crippled person. Next was a dead body, and then an old man tottering with his stick.

“Disease, old age and death… O dear Chaanna, what are these!”

“That is the life of the world, O Lord.”

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“Is there any way to be free?”

“Dear prince, behold there, under the tree lies the solution…”