(8) 遊觀四門　悲睹四苦
王宮的歡樂不能使太子暢心，求得父旨，遊觀四城門，悲見生、老、病、死，深覺無常催迫，又見修行者的清淨安逸，出家意念更堅。

At the Four Gates, the Prince Witnessed the Four Miseries.
The pleasure of the palace could not bewitch the prince. He asked permission from his father to tour the four famous gates and he sadly discovered the four miseries of living, old age, sickness, and death. He deeply felt the approaching of impermanence and admired the serenity of the recluse. The prince’s determination to leave home was reinforced.