Answer: it is PARABLE
Explanation: even though you didn’t provide a list but this is the right answer.
The answer is D.
Gautama Buddha was confined to his palace by his father because an ascetic had propecised that he would become an ascetic if he sees the sufferings of life. The sights made him realise the impermanence of existence. It made him realise the sufferings of humans. These sights showed him that life is suffering and pain. after that event he decided to follow the path of the monk.
From all these answers the answer would be A - they were, for the most part, united behind a goal for independence.
