Queen Maha-Maya’s Dream

In her dream queen Maha-Maya saw a white elephant holding lotus flower in its trunk and circling around her thrice before entering her womb. Interpreting the dream, the priests told King Shuddodhana that it indicated arrival of a son to him who would become a great monarch, if he remained within the confines of home. If he leaves home and mingles with outside world the son would become a BUDDHA – The remover of ignorance in the world.