Motif
Animal as moral emblem
animal_as_moral_emblem
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Knowledge Through Animals and Nature. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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sufi
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The Sufism of the Rubáiyát, or, the Secret of the Great Paradox The Sufism of the Rubáiyát, or, the Secret of the Great Paradox / PREFACE / THE AUTHOR. / NOTES; lines 1301-1463 confidence: high
The speaker sees clay shapes and a dog, asks the Potter why such a faithful soul was sunk so low at birth, and sees a vase design of a temple where a dog supports a main support; an inscription names the dog faithfulness in heaven.
The dog is identified with faithfulness and the bull with endurance, each carrying moral instruction.
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