Motif
Animal recognition of a holy or destined figure
animal_recognition_of_a_holy_or_destined_figure
A motif of the Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
shan
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Shans at Home, With Two Chapters on Shan History and Literature NATIVE REST-HOUSES. / UNMARRIED KACHIN WOMEN. / HO VILLAGE LIFE / I42 VILLAGE LIFE; lines 6341-6477 confidence: medium
In the legend, Lord Gautama, still a prince and not yet the Buddha, rides in an ox-cart with the ancestress of all kinky-tailed cats; the oxen know a great and holy person is in the cart and run away from excitement.
The oxen recognize that someone great and holy is in the cart while Gautama is still a prince, before he has become the Buddha.
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