Motif
Blissful seven-day liminal interval after enlightenment
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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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Vinaya Texts, Part I: The Patimokkha, The Mahavagga I-IV (Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 13) DHAMMA. / THE RULES REGARDING THE SETTLEMENT OF CASES. / THE MAHAVAGGA. / FIRST KHANDHAKA.; lines 4433-4534 confidence: medium
The Blessed Buddha dwells at Uruvela, on the bank of the Nerañjara River, at the foot of the Bodhi tree, glossed as the tree of wisdom, just after becoming Sambuddha.
The Buddha sits uninterruptedly for seven days immediately after awakening and is said to enjoy the bliss of emancipation.
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