Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Fire subdued by sacred or animal power

fire_subdued_by_sacred_or_animal_power

A motif of the Sacred Fire and Divine Light family, within the sub-family Hidden, Contained, and Animal-Borne Fire. 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 BULL WHO WON THE BET. / END OF THE STORY OF THE WISE BIRD AND THE FOOLS. / END OF BOOK I. CHAPTER IV. / INDEX.; lines 13949-14322 confidence: medium

    Index entries refer to a fiery furnace, a fire-god conquered by a quail, fire restrained in the Buddha's presence, the origin of jungle-fire, and jungle-fire stopping before the Buddha.

    The index lists fire restrained in the Buddha's presence, jungle-fire stopping before the Buddha, and a fire-god conquered by a quail.

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