Motif
earth-shaking foundation of a religious center
earth_shaking_foundation_of_a_religious_center
A motif of the World Axis and Sacred Center family, within the sub-family Temples, Cities, and Sacred Foundations. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
buddhist
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Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 TABLE VII. / THE BODISATS. / TABLE VIII. / THE DISTANT EPOCH.; lines 6898-7000 confidence: high
At the acceptance of the Bambu Grove Monastery the broad earth shakes, interpreted as the Religion of Buddha taking root; the passage compares this with the Great Wihāra in Ceylon as another dwelling-place whose acceptance caused the earth to shake.
The earth shakes at the acceptance of the Bambu Grove Monastery, and the passage interprets the event as the Religion of Buddha taking root.
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