出游四门 (出遊四門) chūyóu sì mén

chūyóu sì mén phrase four encounters with impermanence on leaving the palace gates
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Notes: Prince Siddhartha's four encounters with impermanence on travelling out from the palace: old age, sickness, death, and a wandering ascetic (FGDB '八相'; FGS Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts)