“I used no sandal wood that was not from Benares. My turban, tunic, lower garments and cloak were all of Benares cloth. A white sunshade was held over me day and night so that I would not be troubled by cold or heat, dust, or grit or dew…Yet even while I possessed such fortune and luxury, I thought, ‘When an unthinking, ordinary person who is himself subject to aging, sickness, and death, and that I should see another who is old, sick, or dead and be shocked, disturbed, and disgusted — this is not fitting.’ As I reflected thus, the conceit of youth, health, and life entirely left me.”
-Majjhima Nikaya
