Motif
dependent young spared through intercession
dependent_young_spared_through_intercession
A motif of the Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth family, within the sub-family Infant Killing, Dynastic Persecution, and Sparing. 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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Jataka tales THE FOOLISH, TIMID RABBIT / THE WISE AND THE FOOLISH MERCHANT / THE ELEPHANT GIRLY-FACE / THE BANYAN DEER; lines 1151-1226 confidence: medium
A mother deer with a young baby asks that her turn pass until the baby is old enough to get along without her, after which she will put her head on the block.
A mother deer asks for delay because of her young baby, and the Banyan Deer king intervenes by substituting himself.
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