He shone in his decisions and tradeoffs and was the most reliable means of communication between the King and his subjects in the Kingdom and also with neighbouring kingdoms because he could intercede effectively without the shackles which notables had in control of a party
या आख्यायिकेनुसार या दृश्यांशी सामना होण्यापूर्वी सिद्धार्थ गौतमाला त्याचे वडील राजा शुद्धोधनांनी राजमहालात त्यांना ऐश्वर्यात ठेवले होते. कारण त्यांना भीती होती कि तथागत बुद्ध घर सोडून संन्यस्थ जीवन पत्करतील.