Buddha's birth

yr 8. hurst

The white elephant symbolic meaning

Rare symbol of purity

The Bodhi tree symbolic meaning

Helped Queen Maya give birth

The seven steps symbolic meaning

Represent the 6 levels of suffering with the last step becoming enlightened.

The lotus flower symbolic meaning

Representing being open to the world

The prophet symbolic meaning

Foretold the Buddha would become either a Great Ruler or a Holy Man

What are the 5 symbols to do with the birth of Buddha

The white elephant, the Bodhi tree, the seven steps, the pink lotus flower and the prophet

The white elephant

Queen Maya had a dream about it where it came into her womb and she became pregnant

The Bodhi tree

It offered its branches for Queen Maya to lean on as she gave birth

The pink lotus flower

After each of the seven steps Buddha took after he was born a pink lotus appeared

The seven steps

He took seven steps in each direction: north, south, east and west.