[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [佛祖歷代通載](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036) › 3.4 # 佛祖歷代通載 3.4 佛祖歷代通載 3.4 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.3.4) 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? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.3.3) - [Next: 3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.3.5) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036~en-mt.3.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.3.4) · Pramāṇa