太子瑞應本起經 1.13

1.13

「菩薩初下，化乘白象，冠日之精。因母晝寢，而示夢焉，從右脇入。夫人夢寤，自知身重，王即召問太卜，占其所夢。卦曰：『道德所歸，世蒙其福，必懷聖子。』菩薩在胎，清淨無有臭穢。於是群臣諸小國王，聞大王夫人有娠，皆來朝賀。菩薩於胎中，見外人拜，如蒙羅縠而視，陰以手攘之。攘之者意，不欲擾人也。自夫人懷姙，天為獻飲食，自然日至，夫人得而享之，不知所從來，不復饗王厨，以為苦且辛。到四月八日夜明星出時，化從右脇生墮地，即行七步，舉右手住而言：『天上天下，唯我為尊。三界皆苦，何可樂者？』

"When the bodhisattva first descended, he magically rode a white elephant crowned with the essence of the sun. Because his mother was taking a daytime nap, he manifested in a dream, entering through her right flank. When the queen awoke from the dream, she knew herself to be pregnant. The king immediately summoned the chief diviner to interpret her dream. The divination said: 'Virtue returns here, the world shall receive its blessings, and she will surely conceive a holy son.' While the bodhisattva was in the womb, he was pure and free of any foulness. Thereupon, the ministers and kings of minor states, hearing that the great king's queen was pregnant, all came to present congratulations. From within the womb, the bodhisattva saw the outsiders bowing as though looking through fine gauze, and he secretly waved his hands to ward them off. His intention in waving them off was not wishing to trouble others. From the time the queen conceived, the devas offered food and drink, which arrived naturally each day; the queen received and enjoyed it without knowing where it came from, no longer partaking of the royal kitchen, which she considered bitter and acrid. When the night of the eighth day of the fourth month arrived, at the rising of the morning star, he was born through a transformation from the right flank, falling to the ground. He immediately walked seven steps, raised his right hand, stopped, and said: 'Above heaven and below heaven, I alone am venerable. The three realms are all suffering; what is there to be enjoyed?'