With the Thai government presenting our prime minister with the Tipitaka, I thought it would be nice to revisit Buddhism this ...

The stories of his birth are fantastical. The future Buddha enters the womb fully formed ... has an auspicious dream of a white elephant entering her body, symbolizing holiness, prosperity and ...

she dreamt that an auspicious white elephant entered her womb. The Buddha emerged from his mother’s side, as she stood leaning against a tree, in a painless and pure birth. He took seven steps ...

Buddha’s birth and life Siddhartha was born in Lumbini ... the queen dreamed that an auspicious white elephant entered her womb. A number of texts recount the child’s miraculous birth ...

The birthday of the historical Buddha or Shakyamuni ... that an auspicious white elephant entered her womb. A number of texts recount the child’s miraculous birth, detailing how the baby was ...