# Talk:Great Renunciation

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Prince Siddhārtha renouncing when 29 years old may have an astrological meaning: the number indicates growing up and entering adult life.
Scholar of religion T.H Barrett has suggested that the Great Renunciation may also be read as a political criticism with regard to hereditary monarchy, in a time when this was not yet an established tradition.
The scene in which Māra attempts to block the prince is also often depicted in Southeast Asian art.
The elongated earlobes of the Buddha without princely jewelry, as depicted in most Buddha images, are seen as an emblem of the Great Renunciation.

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