Motif
truthful declaration brings miraculous aid
truthful_declaration_brings_miraculous_aid
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Magic Through Speech and Name. 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 INDIAN TALES FROM TIBETAN SOURCES. / THE RELIGIONS OF INDIA. / BY A. BARTH. / FOOTNOTES:; lines 17081-17197 confidence: high
A solemn appeal to a former good action, if true, often works a miracle and is called saccakiriyā or truth-act; Childers compares 2 Kings i.10, but Buddhist examples usually assist someone in distress.
The passage explains saccakiriyā as a truth-act in which a true appeal to a former good action can work a miracle, usually to assist someone in distress.
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