The birth of the Buddha (part 1)

Prince Siddhattha Gotama, the Buddha-to-be or the bodhisatta, was born on the full moon day of May in the year 623 B. C. in Kapilavatthu , in what is now known as Nepal, to King Suddhodana and Queen Mahamaya of the aristocratic Sakyan clan.
On the day of the naming ceremony at the palace, seven of the eight brahmins, the masters of astrology, looked at the birth stars of the baby and raised two fingers and said the baby would become either a universal monarch or a Buddha. But the youngest Brahmin looked at the stars and the signs and raised only one finger and predicted the baby would definitely renounce the world and become a Buddha.
As a prince, Siddhattha Gotama, the Buddha-to-be, had an extremely luxurious life. He was fairer and more handsome than all others. His clothes were of the finest and softest fabric; food was from the most tender rice and meat. There were three palaces, one for the summer, one for the winter and one for the rainy season. He was entertained all the time by beautiful maidens, dancers and musicians.