RELIGIONS
BUDDHISM
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Question
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She gave up all her wealth.
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She received a visit from an angel
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She dreamed about a white elephant.
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She married against her parents’ wishes.
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Detailed explanation-1: -He was born to the rulers of the Shakya clan, hence his appellation Shakyamuni, which means “sage of the Shakya clan.” The legends that grew up around him hold that both his conception and birth were miraculous. His mother, Maya, conceived him when she dreamed that a white elephant entered her right side (1976.402).
Detailed explanation-2: -Elephants frequently represent Buddha in Buddhist texts. Many believe Buddha is reincarnated from white elephants which descended from heaven. Even today, white elephants are associated with godliness and royalty, and revered because of their rarity.
Detailed explanation-3: -Maya dreams of a six-tusked elephant that descends from heaven to enter her womb through her right side; originally a small elephant would have been depicted in the broken central disk. This miraculous conception marks the Buddha Shakyamuni’s final rebirth and physical entrance into this world.