Motif
Earth witness vindicates the hero against an adversary
earth_witness_vindicates_the_hero_against_an_adversary
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Hidden Wrongdoing Exposed. 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 6477-6591 confidence: high
The Great Being extends his right hand toward the earth and asks whether it witnesses his seven-hundredfold gift as Wessantara; the Earth answers that it is witness.
The Great Being touches or gestures toward the earth, asks it to witness his former gift, and the Earth's answer contributes to the rout of Māra's host.
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