Motif
marked boundary respected by animals
marked_boundary_respected_by_animals
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Taboo and Ritual Restriction. 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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Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 END OF THE STORY OF CHULLAKA THE TREASURER. / END OF THE STORY OF THE MEASURE OF RICE. / END OF THE STORY ABOUT TRUE DIVINITY. / END OF THE STORY ON A HAPPY LIFE.; lines 9620-9746 confidence: high
The Banyan Deer forbids deer from eating others' crops and sends word that husbandmen should tie leaves around field edges as a sign; thereafter no deer trespasses beyond it.
The Banyan Deer instructs men to tie leaves around fields as a sign, after which deer do not trespass beyond it.
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