batch.motif.buddhist-jataka-birth-stories-rhys-davids-gutenberg-l10730-l10748
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record_id: batch.motif.buddhist-jataka-birth-stories-rhys-davids-gutenberg-l10730-l10748
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
passage_locator:
label: END OF THE STORY OF THE SWIFT ANTELOPE. / END OF THE STORY OF THE DEER WHO
WOULD NOT LEARN. / END OF THE STORY ON FOOD OFFERED TO THE DEAD. / END OF THE
STORY OF THE KURUNGA ANTELOPE.; lines 10730-10748
start: '10730'
end: '10748'
translation: Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: 'A king accepts the Bodisat’s exhortation, grants security and food to
living creatures and dogs, practices charity and good deeds, and after death is
reborn among the gods. The Bodisat lives to old age and dies according to his
deeds. The Teacher then identifies the figures of the past story: the king was
Ānanda, the others were the Buddha’s attendants, and the Dog was the Teacher himself.'
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The king listens to the Bodisat’s exhortation.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The king grants security to all living creatures.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The king orders a constant supply of food, described as like royal food, for
all the dogs from the Bodisat downward.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: The king remains firm in the Bodisat’s teaching and performs charity and other
good deeds for the rest of his life.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: After death the king is reborn in the world of the gods.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: The Exhortation of the Dog flourishes for tens of thousands of years.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: The Bodisat lives to a good old age and passes away according to his deeds.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: The Teacher says the discourse illustrates that the Tathāgata formerly acted
for the benefit of his relatives.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: The Teacher identifies the former king as Ānanda, the others as the Buddha’s
attendants, and the Dog as himself.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: king
description: A ruler who accepts the Bodisat’s teaching, protects living creatures,
feeds dogs, performs good deeds, and is reborn among gods.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Bodisat / Dog
description: The Bodisat appears as a Dog whose exhortation guides the king; later
identified by the Teacher as himself in a former existence.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: all living creatures
description: Living beings to whom the king grants security.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: all the dogs
description: Dogs for whom the king orders a constant food supply, beginning with
the Bodisat.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Teacher / Tathāgata
description: The speaker who concludes the discourse and explains the connection
between the former story and present identities.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Ānanda
description: Identified by the Teacher as the one who had been the king in the former
story.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Buddha’s attendants
description: Identified by the Teacher as the others in the former story.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: mendicants
description: Audience addressed in the Teacher’s concluding statement.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: recipient of exhortation
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The king listens to the Bodisat’s exhortation and remains firm in his teaching.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: charitable ruler reborn among gods
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The king grants protection and food, performs charity and good deeds, and
after death is reborn in the world of the gods.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: exhorting teacher
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The king follows the Bodisat’s exhortation and teaching.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: past-life identity of the Teacher
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The Teacher says that the Dog was himself.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:5
label: protected or fed beneficiaries
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:4
basis: All living creatures receive security, and all dogs receive food.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:6
label: narrative interpreter
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The Teacher concludes the discourse, states its lesson, and makes the connection
between past and present figures.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:7
label: present identity linked to former story
assigned_to:
- fig:6
- fig:7
basis: The Teacher identifies the king as Ānanda and the others as the Buddha’s
attendants.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:8
label: addressed audience
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The Teacher’s statement is addressed to mendicants.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Dog as Bodisat
literal_form: dog
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: sym:2
label: royal food for dogs
literal_form: food like royal food
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: world of the gods
literal_form: rebirth realm
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: Exhortation of the Dog
literal_form: teaching or exhortation
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: The king implements the Bodisat’s teaching
summary: The king listens to the Bodisat, grants security to living creatures, orders
royal-like food for dogs, and continues in charity and good deeds.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Consequences after life and long duration of the teaching
summary: The king dies and is reborn in the world of the gods; the Exhortation of
the Dog continues for tens of thousands of years, and the Bodisat dies in old
age according to his deeds.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: The Teacher makes the Jātaka connection
summary: The Teacher explains that the discourse shows the Tathāgata formerly benefited
his relatives, and identifies the former king, others, and Dog with present figures.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: wise animal Bodisat instructs a ruler
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The Bodisat, identified as the Dog, gives an exhortation that the king accepts
and follows.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives only the conclusion of the story, not the full exhortation.
- id: motif:2
label: royal protection and feeding of animals after moral instruction
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: After hearing the Bodisat, the king grants security to all living creatures
and provides food for all dogs.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: high
cautions: No broader taxonomy reference is assigned because the provided taxonomy
has no direct animal-protection motif.
- id: motif:3
label: good deeds leading to divine rebirth
taxonomy_refs:
- death_rebirth
basis: The king performs charity and other good deeds throughout life and after
death is reborn in the world of the gods.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy reference is broad; the passage specifically describes Buddhist
karmic rebirth, not necessarily a general death-and-rebirth mythic cycle.
- id: motif:4
label: past-life identity revealed at the Jātaka conclusion
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Teacher connects the former story to present figures by identifying the
king as Ānanda, the others as the Buddha’s attendants, and the Dog as himself.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: This is a narrative framing motif rather than a symbol within the embedded
animal story.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 10730-10733
quote_or_summary: The king listens to the Bodisat, grants security to all living
creatures, and orders constant royal-like food for all dogs from the Bodisat downward.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary only.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 10733-10735
quote_or_summary: The king remains firm in the Bodisat’s teaching, does charity
and good deeds for life, and after death is reborn in the world of the gods.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary only.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 10737-10739
quote_or_summary: The Exhortation of the Dog flourishes for tens of thousands of
years; the Bodisat lives to old age and passes away according to his deeds.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary only.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 10743-10746
quote_or_summary: The Teacher concludes the discourse by saying it illustrates that
the Tathāgata previously acted for the benefit of his relatives.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary only.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 10746-10748
quote_or_summary: The Teacher identifies the former king as Ānanda, the others as
the Buddha’s attendants, and the Dog as himself.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary only.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: The passage is short and explicit. Motif taxonomy mapping is partly broad,
especially for karmic rebirth. No comparison claims were made because the passage
does not itself support cross-traditional comparison.
reviewer_status:
status: needs_review
reviewer: ''
reviewed_at: ''
notes: Machine-generated draft from OpenAI Batch; not human-reviewed.
extracted_by: openai_batch:gpt-5.5
extracted_at: '2026-04-28'
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