Siddhartha speaks to his horse, Kanthaka to take him away
from his father in search of beatitude. The horse took him as far as he wanted
to go so they stopped. There he let Chandaka have the horse because he was a
true friend. He gave Chandaka a necklace to give to his father and told him
that he doesn’t want anyone to ever be unhappy. He is going into hermitage to
make the world a better place, not to spite anyone. Chanda had an extremely
hard time dealing with this. The Gods came and presented Siddhartha with the
robe that he wished to wear.
Chandaka returned and told Siddhartha’s father about what he
hoped to accomplish. His father wept but was also very proud of his son’s
strength. Siddhartha went to the city of Rajagriha. The king was informed of a
God begging and so he offered him riches and even half of his city, but of
course Siddhartha could not accept. At one point, people thought he was dead.
His mother descended and wept but he assured her that he would not die. He
stayed on the banks of the river for 6 more years in the wilderness. He realized
he was malnourished and went to a village nearby. His disciples left him
because he needed nourishment. He had a dream that told him he would become a
Buddha.
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