Motif
World-illuminating sacred body
world_illuminating_sacred_body
A motif of the Sacred Fire and Divine Light family, within the sub-family Divine Light and Sacred Radiance. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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buddhist
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Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 TABLE VII. / THE BODISATS. / TABLE VIII. / THE DISTANT EPOCH.; lines 4365-4434 confidence: high
Mangala Buddha’s bodily light permanently fills ten thousand worlds, gives objects a golden appearance, prevents sun and moon from shining by their own light, and removes ordinary distinction between night and day.
Mangala Buddha’s bodily light permanently fills ten thousand worlds and replaces the light of sun, moon, and heavenly bodies.
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