A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s6.t3.6
A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s6.t3.6
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v2.c19.s6.t3.6
In the same way as the conception, the birth of the Bodhisattva also takes place amid mighty miracles and signs. In the Lumbinī grove he is born of Māyā in the manner known to us from so many sculptures, not as an ordinary mortal, but as an omniscient, exalted being, as Mahāpuruṣa, “the Great Spirit.” While lotus blossoms spring forth under each of his footsteps, the new-born one, proclaiming his greatness, takes seven steps in each of the six directions.[^2)