Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Charity and good deeds followed by heaven

charity_and_good_deeds_followed_by_heaven

A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Repentance and Mercy. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

2 occurrences

1 traditions


buddhist

  • Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 SUPPLEMENTARY TABLES. / THE BIRTH STORIES. / INDEX 339 / INTRODUCTION.; lines 990-1110 confidence: high

    Both kings return, practice charity and other good deeds, and go to heaven at the ends of their lives.

    Both kings practice charity and other good deeds and pass to heaven at the ends of their lives.

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  • Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 SUPPLEMENTARY TABLES. / THE BIRTH STORIES. / INDEX 339 / INTRODUCTION.; lines 990-1110 confidence: medium

    The king of Benāres exhorts Mallika; both kings return to their cities, practice charity and other good deeds, and go to heaven at death.

    Both kings practice charity and other good deeds and are said to go to heaven at the end of life.

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