佛祖歷代通載 3.4

3.4

二十五年四月八日。大聖現白象瑞。七支案地乘雲而下。降神大術胎中。右脇而住。豈若虹樞現表厥命世者也。

In the twenty-fifth year, on the eighth day of the fourth month, the Great Sage manifested the auspicious sign of a white elephant, its seven limbs touching the ground, descending upon a cloud. He descended his spirit into the womb of Mahāmāyā, abiding in her right flank. How could this be compared to mere rainbows or pivot stars appearing to manifest a destiny for an age?