Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Almsgiving to a holy figure

almsgiving_to_a_holy_figure

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

  • Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 END OF THE STORY OF THE FORD. / END OF THE STORY ON CONSTANCY. / END OF THE STORY OF THE BULL WHO WON THE BET. / END OF THE STORY OF THE WISE BIRD AND THE FOOLS.; lines 13596-13607 confidence: high

    “he who gave alms to the Pacceka Buddha, standing on the lotus after defeating the Tempter, was I myself.”

    The passage identifies a donor who gave alms to the Pacceka Buddha.

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