Motif
demonic child-stealer exposed by bodily signs
demonic_child_stealer_exposed_by_bodily_signs
A motif of the Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth family, within the sub-family Disputed Maternity, Parentage, and Recognition. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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buddhist
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Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 SUPPLEMENTARY TABLES. / THE BIRTH STORIES. / INDEX 339 / INTRODUCTION.; lines 740-872 confidence: medium
“Verily this is a Yakshiṇī, who took the child to eat it.”
The false claimant is revealed as a Yakshiṇī who intended to eat the child; her red unwinking eyes and lack of fear or pity mark her identity.
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