Motif
corrupt appointment leads to public humiliation
corrupt_appointment_leads_to_public_humiliation
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family False Accusation and Fraud Exposed. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
buddhist
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Jataka tales THE OX WHO WON THE FORFEIT / THE SANDY ROAD / THE QUARREL OF THE QUAILS / THE MEASURE OF RICE; lines 763-845 confidence: medium
The king has an honest and just Valuer but dislikes him because his honesty prevents the king from gaining more riches.
The king replaces an honest official with an unfit one for gain, and the resulting absurd public valuation brings shame and expulsion.
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