Motif
Escape through prayer and dawn
escape_through_prayer_and_dawn
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Rescue and Protection. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
japanese
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Japanese Fairy Tales THE ADVENTURES OF KINTARO, THE GOLDEN BOY / THE STORY OF THE MAN WHO DID NOT WISH TO DIE / THE BAMBOO-CUTTER AND THE MOON-CHILD / THE GOBLIN OF ADACHIGAHARA; lines 3740-3793 confidence: high
With all his heart he repeated the prayer to Buddha: “Namu Amida Butsu, Namu Amida Butsu.”
The priest prays to Buddha while fleeing; at dawn the goblin vanishes, and the priest attributes his escape to Buddha’s protection.
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