It was not until a trip outside his palace as a young man that he discovered the horrors of aging, sickness and death, and came to the realization that no amount of riches or power could halt the inevitable decay that is part of life.
直到有次隨侍者出遊，才第一次見識到了老、病、死。他驚懼地發現，原來再大的國土權勢，也不能讓人免於生命的凋零，因此生起「出離心」，毅然捨棄世間的一切而出家。