Long ago, a baby prince named Siddhartha （悉達多） was born into a royal family. His father, the king, wanted his son to be happy forever, so he built a beautiful palace filled with gardens, music, and every treasure. The prince grew up wealthy, and he never saw anything sad. But inside his heart, he felt that something important was missing.
One day the prince rode outside the palace walls. For the first time he saw four sights: an old man, a sick man, a person who had died, and a calm wandering monk. The first three showed him that everyone grows old, gets sick, and dies — this is the suffering （苦） the palace had hidden from him. But the peaceful monk gave him hope: there might be a way to find true happiness.
So the prince made a brave choice. He left his palace, his riches, and his comfortable life to begin a great journey. His purpose was not to become rich, but to find a way to help all people be free from suffering. After years of searching, he sat quietly under a tree and looked deeply into his own mind — and there he found enlightenment （覺悟）. From that day he was called the Buddha, “the Awakened One,” and he taught the world the path of the Dharma Wheel （法輪）, the map that guides us home.