THE FOUR GREAT SIGNS OF THE OLD, THE SICK, THE DEAD AND A SERENE MONK, MADE PRINCE SIDDHATTA PONDER ABOUT THE UNSATISFACTORINESS IN LIFE AND RENUNCIATION.

During his visit to the Royal park, Prince Siddhatta saw the Four Great Signs, namely - an old man, a sick man, a corpse and a serene mendicant. These made the Prince to realise the unsatisfactoriness of life and urged him to ponder deeply about renunciation.