Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

personified mystical fire

personified_mystical_fire

A motif of the Sacred Fire and Divine Light family, within the sub-family Mystical, Poetic, and Personified 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 INDIAN TALES FROM TIBETAN SOURCES. / THE RELIGIONS OF INDIA. / BY A. BARTH. / FOOTNOTES:; lines 17304-17417 confidence: medium

    Jātaveda is explained as a holy and mystical epithet of Agni, the personification of fire, referring to fire's far-reaching, all-embracing power.

    Jātaveda is described as a holy, mystical epithet of Agni, the personification of fire, with far-reaching power.

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