The Life Of Buddha Part 1

On a full moon in the month of Visakha (May) a prince was named Prince Siddhattha in Lumbini Park. His mother was Queen Maha Maya and his father was King Suddhodana. Their kingdom was the Kingdom of Sakya. His birth occured when Queen Maha Maya and her retinue were on the way to her parental home in Devadaha.
As a prince, Siddhatta grew up in a variety of sensual delights, beautiful dancing girls, music and songs, fragrance perfume, very fine silk clothings and priceless gems and jewellery. He even has three palaces all for himself; one for summer, one for the rainy season and one for winter.

On a certain day, he took a tour of the city and came upon the four sights, i.e. an old man, a sick man, a dead body and finally an ascetic. On one look at him, the Prince took the decision to renounce the world and led a homelessness life.

In the month of July, he receives news that his wife, the beautiful Princess Yasodhara has given birth to a baby boy. Feeling alarmed by the news, that this fetter might bind him further to the world , The Prince decides to leave the palace that very night. For the sake of his father,his Queen, his son and all mankind , he would leave the world to search a way to save the world from all sufferings. This is known as the Great Renunciation.