Motif
illness or refusal caused by separation from companion
illness_or_refusal_caused_by_separation_from_companion
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Lovesickness and Longing. 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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More Jataka Tales THE WISE GOAT AND THE WOLF / PRINCE WICKED AND THE GRATEFUL ANIMALS / BEAUTY AND BROWNIE / THE ELEPHANT AND THE DOG; lines 1628-1695 confidence: high
The elephant misses the dog, does not care to eat without him, refuses to bathe, and for three days will neither eat nor bathe.
The elephant's refusal to eat or bathe is explained as loneliness after the dog's removal rather than bodily sickness.
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