Motif
searching for the sunrise in the west
searching_for_the_sunrise_in_the_west
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Wisdom Teaching and Moral Instruction. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
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Aino Folk-Tales AUDITORS. / LOCAL SECRETARIES. / HONORARY SECRETARIES. / INTRODUCTION.; lines 209-263 confidence: high
The passage says the cunning Fox-god comes from Japanese fox mythology, and that looking for the sunrise in the west belongs to the Japanese Wager of the Phoenix, whose Phoenix is derived from China.
The passage names the episode of looking for the sunrise in the west and links it to the Wager of the Phoenix.
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