Ep.6 : The Great Reunciation | The Life of the Buddha

Ep.6 "The Great Reunciation" From that day, he kept on thinking instead about how to free himself and others from sickness, ageing and death. Finally, he decided he had to leave the palace and his family and become a homeless monk, in order to understand life and what caused suffering. Siddhartha asked Channa to prepare his horse, Kanthaka. He left the palace and the city of Kapilavatthu. They stopped at a river some distance from the city and the prince took off his expensive dress and put on the robes of a monk. Then he told Channa to take the horse back to the palace. At first, both Channa and Kanthaka refused to go back, but Siddhartha insisted that he had to go on alone.