Motif
flight-granting jewel
flight_granting_jewel
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Wonder Objects and Marvelous Implements. 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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The Giant Crab, and Other Tales from Old India THE GIANT CRAB / THE HYPOCRITICAL CAT / THE CROCODILE AND THE MONKEY / THE AXE, THE DRUM, THE BOWL, AND THE DIAMOND; lines 507-608 confidence: high
The traveller says he flew over the sea and shows the diamond, which gives power to fly. The old man offers an axe that can cut wood, kindle fire, and cut off heads when commanded.
The diamond is described as giving anyone the power to fly through the air, and the traveller says he used it to fly over the sea.
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