A painted miniature on a palm-leaf manuscript depicting the story of Nalagiri and Buddha. Nalagiri, a ferocious elephant, was sent by Devadatta to kill Buddha while he was gathering his daily alms in ...

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 ...

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 ...

An elephant named Raja in Sri Lanka has become a unique tax collector, stopping vehicles on the road to request food.

The Buddha's mother dreamed of one before giving birth to him. For a large part ... And, in modern English, a white elephant is simply a useless extravagance! We have got two almost white ...