Motif
corpse pollution of water
corpse_pollution_of_water
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
zoroastrian
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Pahlavi Texts, Part I: The Bundahis, Bahman Yast, and Shayast la-Shayast VIII, 18. / CHAPTERS I, 4-II, 2. 245 / Chapter II. / CHAPTER 11,8-11. 249; lines 14393-14527 confidence: high
The corpse is to be carried away from water so that dripping liquid does not return to the water; afterward it is shown to a dog and carried by two men. Mar-bud and Roshan give rulings on throwing it out.
The rules repeatedly aim to prevent corpse-liquid, corpse movement, or corpse placement from bringing danger or pollution to water or rain.
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