Motif
animal qualities as models for monastic discipline
animal_qualities_as_models_for_monastic_discipline
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
buddhist
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The Questions of King Milinda, Part II (Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 36) Chapter 1. / YII, 1,1. / VII, 6, 12 / VII, 7, I; lines 12495-12647 confidence: high
Nagasena tells the king that the panther ambushes deer in wild places; similarly, the strenuous Bhikshu should resort to solitary places, including woods, tree-foot, mountain heights, caves, cemeteries, open sky, and quiet hidden places, and will gain transcendent insight.
The passage repeatedly asks which qualities of the panther or tortoise the Bhikshu should take, and Nagasena maps animal behavior onto monastic conduct.
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The Questions of King Milinda, Part II (Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 36) Chapter 1. / YII, 1,1. / VII, 6, 12 / VII, 7, I; lines 14938-15107 confidence: high
In '48. The Leech,' the king asks about the leech's quality; Nagasena says the leech adheres and drinks blood, and the Bhikshu should hold a meditation subject firmly and drink the ambrosia of emancipation; Anuruddha is quoted about firm meditation and freedom's draught.
The leech, serpent, and rock-snake are each described literally and then mapped onto conduct expected of the strenuous Bhikshu; the road spider is introduced as the next such example.
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