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may 18, 461 BC - Gautama leaves home to search for a solution for suffering

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Around age 29, Guatama has a personal crisis for he realizes he is not immune from the suffering of old age, disease, and death. He leaves home in search for a solution. For six years he practices yoga and experiments with extreme asceticism.

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may 18, 461 BC
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~ 2489 years ago