Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

excluded contributor completes sacred or meritorious work

excluded_contributor_completes_sacred_or_meritorious_work

A motif of the Sacred Craft and Divinely Aided Construction family, within the sub-family Craft Rivalry and Excluded Makers. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


buddhist

  • Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 END OF THE STORY OF THE THOROUGHBRED. / END OF THE STORY OF THE FORD. / END OF THE STORY ON CONSTANCY. / END OF THE STORY OF THE BULL WHO WON THE BET.; lines 11773-11903 confidence: medium

    The men continue works of charity and build a large rest-house where four roads meet, but because they no longer delight in womankind, they allow no woman to share in the good work.

    Women are initially excluded from the rest-house project, but Piety’s prepared pinnacle becomes necessary, and the hall is completed with it.

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