I've got a question about the sutta and am interested in how other Buddhists deal with some of the mentioned points there:
Venerable sir I have heard these words from the Blessed One himself and you acknowledged them. ‘Ananda, when the Bodhisatta came forth from his mother’s womb, he was born pure uncontaminated with water in the passage, phlegm, blood or any impurity. As though a gem was placed on a Kasi cloth. The Kasi cloth is not soiled by the gem, nor the gem by the Kasi cloth. This is on account of the purity of both. In the same manner when the Bodhisatta came forth from his mother’s womb, he was born pure uncontaminated with water in the passage, phlegm, blood or any impurity.’ Venerable sir, this too I hold as something wonderful and marvelous about the Blessed One.
How are both things possible ? A baby walking after birth and speaking ? It normally takes a lot of training of the leg muscles and the speech apparatus (crawling, babbling, all that stuff) before human children can do that. Did the Buddha really have a normal human body? And a birth where a child is coming out totally clean, no blood or water or anything? I'm no specialist with child birth but don't babies practically swim in all those substances in the mother's womb?"Venerable sir I have heard these words from the Blessed One himself and you acknowledged them. ‘Ananda, soon after the Bodhisatta was born, he stood firmly on his feet, and while a white parasol was held over him, took seven steps to the north, surveyed all four directions and uttered these majestic words: “ I’m the highest in this world, the best and the foremost. This is my last birth, I will not be born again.’ Venerable sir, this too I hold as something wonderful and marvelous about the Blessed One.
I guess what i'm rather asking for is a rationale how to cope with this. Am I the only one for whom this miracle wobbling is sometimes a bit "much" without the ability to verify it?
Best wishes,
Alobha