Motif
hidden precious vessel in a poor household
hidden_precious_vessel_in_a_poor_household
A motif of the Sacred Vessel and Container family, within the sub-family Hidden Treasures in Ordinary Containers. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
buddhist
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Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 GLORY BE TO THE BLESSED, THE HOLY, THE ALL-WISE ONE. / BOOK I. / END OF THE STORY ON HOLDING TO THE TRUTH. / END OF THE STORY OF THE SANDY ROAD.; lines 8039-8169 confidence: high
A once-wealthy family has fallen into poverty, leaving only a girl and grandmother; a dirty neglected gold vessel remains among pots and pans, unknown to them as gold.
The poor girl and grandmother unknowingly possess a neglected dirt-covered golden vessel of very high value.
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