Motif
Descendant-mediated afterlife status
descendant_mediated_afterlife_status
A motif of the Ancestor Rites and Feeding the Dead family, within the sub-family Descendants Determining the Dead's Afterlife. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki H. H. WILSON. / THE SUPPLIANT DOVE. / INDEX OF PRINCIPAL NAMES / FOOTNOTES; lines 62332-62449 confidence: medium
The note states that sons and paradise are closely connected in Indian belief: a son perpetuates the race and assists with sacrifices and funeral rites to obtain or preserve a high heavenly seat.
The note states that sons, sacrifices, funeral rites, and the attainment or preservation of a heavenly seat are closely connected in Indian belief.
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