Motif
cosmic person whose body is the world
cosmic_person_whose_body_is_the_world
A motif of the Primordial Sacrifice and Dismemberment family, within the sub-family World Made from a Primordial Body. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki HIPPOLYTE FAUCHE. / ADDITIONAL NOTES. / H. H. WILSON. / THE SUPPLIANT DOVE.; lines 59844-59934 confidence: high
Brahmá says Ráma is seen in material objects, Bráhmans, cows, quarters, sky, and streams; has a thousand feet, a hundred heads, and a thousand eyes; bears the earth with the mountains; and is seen at the bottom of the ocean as the great serpent.
Brahmá describes Ráma with many feet, heads, and eyes, as present in the world, bearing the earth and the three worlds, and as having the whole world as his body.
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