Motif
Ambition and worldly gain causing loss of supernatural power
ambition_and_worldly_gain_causing_loss_of_supernatural_power
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family. 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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Vinaya Texts, Part III: The Kullavagga IV-XII (Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 20) VII, I, 2. / VII, 1 , 3 . / JPULLAVAGGA. / VII, I, 6.; lines 10965-11114 confidence: high
Devadatta, overcome by gain, hospitality, and fame, thinks he should lead the Bhikkhu-saṅgha and is then deprived of his Iddhi power.
After receiving gain, hospitality, and fame, Devadatta thinks he ought to lead the Bhikkhu-saṅgha; at that moment he is deprived of his Iddhi power.
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