Motif
Divine consecration of decisive ritual food
divine_consecration_of_decisive_ritual_food
A motif of the Sacred Substance and Divine Intoxication family. 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 TABLE VII. / THE BODISATS. / TABLE VIII. / THE DISTANT EPOCH.; lines 6163-6257 confidence: high
Guardian angels, Brahma, Sakka, and gods attend the fireplace; the gods gather and infuse the Sap of life into the milk-rice vessel, with a note about special infusion on Buddhahood and Death days.
Guardian angels, Brahma, Sakka, and gods attend the cooking fire, light or oversee it, and infuse the Sap of life into the milk-rice on the day of Buddhahood.
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