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How did the childhood experiences of Siddhartha Guatama (Buddha) lead to his questioning of the speritual practices of his time?

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I don't think his childhood experience made him question.  Rather, when he was a young prince.  He has met four persons expressing four stages of life: birth, sickness, the elderly, and death.  He then realized that any of this phenomena would come to him sooner or later.  Then, he decide to go for his spiritual adventure.

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1) Thai buddhism 2) Thai amulets from Lord buddha, his Thai monks, Jatukam, or other gods 3) Thai occult belief 4) Thai sacred charm items 5) Meaning of Thai tattoo, yantra, mantra, etc.

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