Motif
all-for-one precious exchange
all_for_one_precious_exchange
A motif of the Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
buddhist
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Jataka tales XVI GRANNIE'S BLACKIE 77 / XVII THE CRAB AND THE CRANE 84 / XVIII WHY THE OWL IS NOT KING OF THE BIRDS 90 / PUBLISHER'S NOTE; lines 145-201 confidence: medium
The Merchant of Seri gave up all that he had in exchange for a golden dish; Adler compares the idea to the New Testament parable of the priceless Pearl.
The Merchant of Seri is described as giving up all he had in exchange for a golden dish, and Adler compares the idea to the parable of the priceless Pearl.
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