Motif
divine helper adorns the chosen figure
divine_helper_adorns_the_chosen_figure
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Divine Possession and Inspiration. 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 5759-5862 confidence: high
A divine being comes in the likeness of the royal barber, arranges the Bodisat's turban, and produces miraculous jeweled folds; the Bodisat recognizes him as a son of the gods.
A divine being appears in human guise and miraculously arranges the Bodisat's turban, marking his splendor.
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