BIRTH OF BUDDHA
On a beautiful morning of 623 B.C., Maya Devi, the queen of King Suddhodana of Kapilavastu on her way to her maternal home Devadaha for the delivery of her first child arrived Lumbini. Attended by the service providers while walking slowly and enjoying the peace, tranquility and solace of the Lumbini garden with the child in her womb suddenly she felt the labor pain. Realizing the time of delivery she bathed in the Sakya Puskarani located almost center of the garden. After purifying herself she preceded twenty five steps to the north seeking support in her situation. There was a beautiful Asoka tree with the full of flowers and she hold a branch of that tree.
This sacred garden of Lumbini was blessed by the birth of the future Buddha. All of sudden, all trees burst into flowers and shared beauty and fragrance. Jeweled lotus bloomed with the heavenly lights and sounds of the celestial palace.
The birth of the auspicious and incredible child was welcomed and received by Indra and Brahma (two Brahmanical Gods).
Soon after the birth, prince Siddhartha stood up right on a lotus pedestal and proclaimed, "I am the first and foremost of all the creatures to cross the riddle of the ocean of existence. I have come to the world to show the path of emancipation. This is my last birth and hereafter I will not be born again."
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