Motif
broken promise for material gain
broken_promise_for_material_gain
A motif of the Covenant and Sacred Bond family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
buddhist
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Vinaya Texts, Part I: The Patimokkha, The Mahavagga I-IV (Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 13) I, 64, I. ADMISSION TO THE ORDER OF BHIKKHUS. / I, 75. ADMISSION TO THE ORDER OF BHIKKHUS. 22Q / SECOND KHANDHAKA. / IT, 34, 2. UPOSATHA CEREMONY, AND PATIMOKKHA. 2QI; lines 14540-14711 confidence: high
Upananda Sakyaputta promises King Pasenadi to keep Vassa with him, but sees two districts with many robes, decides to stay there to obtain robes, and the king becomes angry that he broke his word.
Upananda breaks his promise to King Pasenadi after seeing robe-rich districts and thinking he can obtain many robes there.
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