Why was Siddhartha Gautama's life in the palace so different from the lives of people in the nearby city and surrounding areas?
O Gautama's father did not believe in involving the family in worldly affairs.
O Gautama's family was Buddhist, while people in the surrounding areas were Hindu.
Gautama's mother feared that he would contract a deadly disease if he left the palace.
Gautama was born into the highest caste and had little contact with people in the lowest castes.