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In Korean culture, conception dreams (Korean: 태몽; RR: taemong; MR: t'aemong) are dreams that are said to foretell the conception or birth of a child, dreamt by the future mother or people close to her. ^[1]

Many Korean women report having such dreams themselves. Popular topics of the dreams include fruit (such apples, persimmons, cherries, chestnuts), animals (tigers, snakes, goldfish), nature (rivers, rainbows), children and jewels. The dreamer might eat or take fruits, embrace animals, or interact with nature. The topic is believed to influence the gender or the future of the baby; for example, fruits are seen as a sign for a baby girl.

The person having the dream can be the mother herself, but close family members such as her mother or the husband can also have conception dreams instead of the mother. Dreams are often considered to be omens, and sometimes people will "buy" dreams from friends, if they feel it is a good omen or a good conception dream.

Accounts of conception dreams can be found in numerous old histories. One example is the conception dream of Kim Yushin, from the 6th century AD, documented in the Samguk Sagi.

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^ "Psychological significance of Korean women's "conception dreams"". Archived from the original on March 16, 2003.

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+{{Short description|Dreams said to foretell the conception or birth of a child}}
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-[[File:MET DP123358.jpg|thumb|The Dream of Queen Maya (the Buddha's Conception) ca. 2nd century.[[Metropolitan Museum of Art ]]]]
-'''Conception dreams''' are [[dream]]s that are said to foretell the [[Fertilisation|conception]] or [[birth]] of a child, dreamt by the future mother or people close to her. The belief that a dream will foretell a baby's birth originates from Ancient [[India]]<ref>Beal, Samuel, transl. (1875), The romantic legend of Sâkya Buddha (Abhiniṣkramaṇa Sūtra), London: Trübner</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/romanticlegendof00ahbi</ref><ref>The Mahāvastu, Sacred Books of the Buddhists, 2, London: Luzac & Co</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/sacredbooksofbud18londuoft</ref><ref>Dreaming in the Lotus: Buddhist Dream Narrative, Imagery, and Practice By Serinity Young</ref> and is found in some Southeast Asian countries East Asian countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asdreams.org/2003/abstracts/nah-ree_doh.htm|title=Psychological significance of Korean women's "conception dreams"}}</ref>
+In [[Korean culture]], '''conception dreams''' ({{Korean|태몽||rr=taemong|mr=t'aemong}}) are [[dream]]s that are said to foretell the [[Fertilisation|conception]] or [[birth]] of a child, dreamt by the future mother or people close to her. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asdreams.org/2003/abstracts/nah-ree_doh.htm|title=Psychological significance of Korean women's "conception dreams"|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030316022903/https://www.asdreams.org/2003/abstracts/nah-ree_doh.htm|archivedate=March 16, 2003}}</ref>
-==In India==
-[[Maya (mother of the Buddha)]] dreamt that a white elephant with six white tusks entered her right side.<ref>Beal, Samuel, transl. (1875), The romantic legend of Sâkya Buddha (Abhiniṣkramaṇa Sūtra), London: Trübner</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/romanticlegendof00ahbi</ref><ref>The Mahāvastu, Sacred Books of the Buddhists, 2, London: Luzac & Co</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/sacredbooksofbud18londuoft</ref>
-In [[jainism]] dreams are connected with the births of [[Tirthankara]]s and the other prominent people including ''[[chakravarti]]'', [[Balabhadra]]s and ''Vāsudevas'' in Jainism. They are 63 in total and called ''[[Shalakapurusha]]''. Their mothers see a certain number of dreams on conception of their soul in womb. They are described in the great detail in [[Kalpa Sūtra|Kalpasutra]].<ref name="jpo"/><ref name="hnu"/> 12th century Jain monk [[Hemchandracharya]] described and interpreted them in detail in ''Trishashthishalakapurush''. ''Avashyak-niryukti'', an early verse-commentary in Prakrit, explains relation of names of some [[Tirthankara]]s and these dreams.<ref name="jpo"/>
+Many Korean women report having such dreams themselves. Popular topics of the dreams include fruit (such apples, [[persimmon]]s, cherries, chestnuts), animals (tigers, snakes, goldfish), nature (rivers, rainbows), children and jewels. The dreamer might eat or take fruits, embrace animals, or interact with nature. The topic is believed to influence the [[gender]] or the future of the baby; for example, fruits are seen as a sign for a baby girl.
-{| class="wikitable"
-|+Foretelling as per ''Kalpasutra''
-|-
-! Number of dreams !! What it foretells
-|-
-| 14 dreams || birth of a future ''Tirthankara'' or ''Chakravarti'' (universal monarch)
-|-
-| 7 of the 14 dreams || birth of a future Vāsudeva
-|-
-| 4 of the 14 dreams || birth of a future Baladeva
-|-
-| 1 of the 14 dreams || birth of a future Mandalika (king)
-|}
-{{main article|Auspicious dreams in Jainism}}
-[[Rathore]] ruler Simhaji's queen dreamt 3 wolf before birth of his 3 son.<ref>Muhnot Nainsi Ki Khyat Khand-ii.Page:- 53-54.https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.308977</ref> [[Ramakrishna]] parents experienced supernatural incidents and visions before his birth. In [[Gaya, India|Gaya]] his father Khudiram had a dream in which Lord Gadadhara (a form of [[Vishnu]]), said that he would be born as his son. Chandramani Devi is said to have had a vision of light entering her womb from Shiva's temple.{{sfn|Chatterjee|1993|pp=46–47}}{{sfn|Harding|1998|pp=243–244}} [[Nahusha]] mother Indumati had conception dream.<ref>Padma purana, shrishti khand, 104</ref> According to [[Dashakumaracharita]] Queen vasumati conceiving her first son hamsavahana,dreams that she has bathed in the water of all pilgrimages.while conceiving her second so Rajavahana she dreams that she swallowed the orb of universe.
+The person having the dream can be the mother herself, but close family members such as her mother or the husband can also have conception dreams instead of the mother. Dreams are often considered to be [[omen]]s, and sometimes people will "buy" dreams from friends, if they feel it is a good omen or a good conception dream.
+Accounts of conception dreams can be found in numerous old histories. One example is the conception dream of [[Kim Yushin]], from the 6th century [[Anno Domini|AD]], documented in the ''[[Samguk Sagi]]''.
-==In Korea==
-In Korea conception dreams are known as 태몽(''taemong''). Many women in Korean culture report having such dreams themselves. Popular topics of the dreams include fruit (such apples, [[persimmon]]s, cherries, chestnuts), animals (tigers, snakes, goldfish), nature (rivers, rainbows), children and jewels. The dreamer might eat or take fruits, embrace animals, or interact with nature. The topic is believed to influence the [[gender]] or the future of the baby; for example, fruits are seen as a sign for a baby girl.
-The person having the dream can be the mother herself, but close family members such as her mother or the husband can also have conception dreams instead of the mother.
-Dreams are often considered to be [[omen]]s, and sometimes people will "buy" dreams from friends, if they feel it is a good omen or a good conception dream.
-Accounts of conception dreams can be found in numerous old histories. One example is the conception dream of [[Kim Yushin]], from the 6th century [[Common Era|CE]], documented in the [[Samguk Sagi]].
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