Motif
Act of Truth turns back destructive fire
act_of_truth_turns_back_destructive_fire
A motif of the Curse, Blessing, and Performative Sacred Speech family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
buddhist
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Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 END OF THE STORY OF THE THOROUGHBRED. / END OF THE STORY OF THE FORD. / END OF THE STORY ON CONSTANCY. / END OF THE STORY OF THE BULL WHO WON THE BET.; lines 12480-12610 confidence: high
He reflects that virtue and truth have efficacy, remembers past Buddhas and their attributes, and resolves to perform an Act of Truth for himself and the other birds.
The Bodisat explicitly resolves to perform an Act of Truth; after the truth-verse, the fire goes back and goes out.
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