She was visited by an angel during a dream in Nazareth and received a message concerning the birth of a son. ... Like Mary, Mahamaya is visited in a dream by "a spiritual being in the form of a sacred white elephant" (Oxtoby 378). ... Jesus was then visited by three wise men who "presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh" (Matthew. 2:11). ... Buddha is also later visited by various brahmins, who were considered to be the wisest men in India. ... The first three are "a sick man, a suffering old man, and a dead man" (Oxtoby 379). ...

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