Motif
absurd valuation as moral exposure
absurd_valuation_as_moral_exposure
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family False Accusation and Fraud Exposed. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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buddhist
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Jataka tales THE OX WHO WON THE FORFEIT / THE SANDY ROAD / THE QUARREL OF THE QUAILS / THE MEASURE OF RICE; lines 763-845 confidence: medium
A horse-dealer brings five hundred horses; the Valuer says they are worth a mere measure of rice, and the king orders that payment and the stabling of the horses.
The equivalence between five hundred horses, a measure of rice, and the whole city exposes the Valuer's incompetence and the king's poor choice.
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