Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Accidental threshold crossing and false sexual accusation

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A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


buddhist

  • Vinaya Texts, Part III: The Kullavagga IV-XII (Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 20) VIII, 2, I. / VIII, 4 , 1. / XTTLLAVAGGA. / VIII, 4 , 5-; lines 13522-13683 confidence: high

    Bhikkhus on alms round are described as improperly dressed and entering or leaving dwellings without deliberation. A certain Bhikkhu mistakes a doorway for a house-door, enters an inner chamber, sees a woman asleep naked on her back, and leaves.

    A Bhikkhu crosses into an inner chamber by mistake, is suspected of sexual misconduct by the husband, and is exonerated by the woman's denial.

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