The elephant-headed one embodied the first of Shiva’s minions, the gana. Later, Ganesha was part of the Shiva-parivaar, or Shiva’s family. The domestication of Shiva.

The Elephant and the Buddha. Digs & Discoveries September/October 2023. ... Queen Maya of the Shakya Clan is said to have dreamed that a white elephant with six tusks entered her womb, ...

Though Jesus' birth has been pinpointed to within a few years, scholars have argued for decades over not just the year but even the century of the Buddha's life.

A story from the Jatakas… Bodhisattva, the enlightened being that was Buddha, was a noble elephant in one of his previous lives. The Bodhisattva was once born a ...

Ancient bricks, tile roofing and wood charcoal discovered beneath a Nepalese pilgrimage site are providing new evidence for the time of Buddha's birth, according to archaeologists.