Motif
Celestial and human homage to an arriving holy figure
celestial_and_human_homage_to_an_arriving_holy_figure
A motif of the Theophany and Divine Manifestation 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 TABLE VII. / THE BODISATS. / TABLE VIII. / THE DISTANT EPOCH.; lines 3447-3547 confidence: high
Dīpankara, endowed with Buddha-majesty, bodily marks, halo, and six-hued rays, comes down the prepared road with miracle-working saints while angels and men offer hymns, perfumes, flowers, and homage.
Dīpankara’s arrival is accompanied by saints, celestial hymns, angelic offerings, human offerings, music, flowers, and clasped-hand homage.
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