Motif
clemency toward defeated enemies secured by oath
clemency_toward_defeated_enemies_secured_by_oath
A motif of the Curse, Blessing, and Performative Sacred Speech family, within the sub-family Truce, Clemency, and Protective Service Vows. 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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Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 END OF THE STORY OF THE DEER WHO WOULD NOT LEARN. / END OF THE STORY ON FOOD OFFERED TO THE DEAD. / END OF THE STORY OF THE KURUNGA ANTELOPE. / END OF THE STORY OF THE DOG.; lines 10751-10871 confidence: high
The Bhoja tells the king not to slay the seven kings, to take an oath and release them, to give honor to the knight, to give gifts, keep commandments, and rule righteously; he dies as his harness is removed.
The horse tells the king not to kill the seven captured kings but to take an oath and release them; the king does so.
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