Motif
Attachment to possessions tested against renunciation
attachment_to_possessions_tested_against_renunciation
A motif of the Mystical Quest and Interior Journey 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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Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 END OF THE STORY ON HOLDING TO THE TRUTH. / END OF THE STORY OF THE SANDY ROAD. / END OF THE STORY OF CHULLAKA THE TREASURER. / END OF THE STORY OF THE MEASURE OF RICE.; lines 8787-8924 confidence: high
At Jetavana, a former landed proprietor turned monk keeps a private hermitage, kitchen, storehouse, food, attendants, and many garments; other monks bring him before the Teacher, who rebukes his luxury and reminds him of contentment, simplicity, seclusion, and self-control.
The monk keeps abundant private provisions and garments after ordination, and the Teacher rebukes him by invoking contentment with little and self-control.
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