batch.motif.buddhist-jataka-birth-stories-rhys-davids-gutenberg-l13596-l13607
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record_id: batch.motif.buddhist-jataka-birth-stories-rhys-davids-gutenberg-l13596-l13607
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 FORD. / END OF THE STORY ON CONSTANCY. / END OF THE
STORY OF THE BULL WHO WON THE BET. / END OF THE STORY OF THE WISE BIRD AND THE
FOOLS.; lines 13596-13607
start: '13596'
end: '13607'
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: The Teacher concludes a discourse by saying that the householder's remaining
unmoved by the Fairy is not surprising, but that the deeds of the wise in former
times were wonderful. He connects the story to the present, states that a Pacceka
Buddha died without a new being inheriting his Karma, and identifies himself as
the former alms-giver who stood on a lotus after defeating the Tempter.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The Teacher concludes a discourse intended to illustrate his words.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The Teacher addresses a householder who has the insight of those walking in
the First Path.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The householder is described as having been unmoved by the Fairy.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The Teacher contrasts the householder's conduct with what was done by the
wise in former times.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The Teacher establishes the connexion and sums up the Jātaka.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: A Pacceka Buddha died, and no new being was formed to inherit his Karma.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: A person gave alms to the Pacceka Buddha while standing on a lotus after defeating
the Tempter.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: The Teacher identifies the former alms-giver as himself.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: The passage marks the end of the Story of the Fiery Furnace.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: The Teacher
description: The speaker who concludes the discourse, connects the Jātaka, and identifies
himself with the former alms-giver.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: householder
description: The addressee said to have insight of those walking in the First Path
and to have been unmoved by the Fairy.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Fairy
description: A being by whom the householder was not moved.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: the wise in former times
description: Former-time figures whose deeds are called wonderful by the Teacher.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Pacceka Buddha
description: A Pacceka Buddha who died, with no new being formed to inherit his
Karma; he also received alms.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: former alms-giver
description: The person who gave alms to the Pacceka Buddha, stood on a lotus after
defeating the Tempter, and is identified by the Teacher as himself.
role_refs:
- role:6
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Tempter
description: A figure defeated before the alms-giver stood on the lotus.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: concluding teacher and narrator
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He concludes the discourse and sums up the Jātaka.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: role:2
label: addressed householder
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: He is directly addressed by the Teacher as 'O householder'.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: being whose influence is resisted
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The householder is said to have been unmoved by the Fairy.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: exemplary former wise ones
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The Teacher says what was done by the wise in former times was the wonder.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:5
label: deceased Pacceka Buddha and recipient of alms
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The Pacceka Buddha died without a new being inheriting his Karma and had
received alms.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:6
label: alms-giver standing on a lotus
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: He gave alms to the Pacceka Buddha while standing on the lotus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:7
label: former identity of the Teacher
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:6
basis: The Teacher says the former alms-giver 'was I myself'.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:8
label: defeated Tempter
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The alms-giver is described as standing on the lotus after defeating the
Tempter.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: First Path
literal_form: the First Path
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: Karma inheritance not formed
literal_form: no new being was formed to inherit his Karma
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: lotus
literal_form: lotus
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:4
label: alms
literal_form: alms given to the Pacceka Buddha
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Teacher's concluding explanation
summary: The Teacher concludes the discourse, addresses the householder, and contrasts
the householder's unmoved state with the wonder of what the wise did in former
times.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Jātaka identification and karmic statement
summary: The Teacher establishes the connexion, says that the Pacceka Buddha died
without a new being inheriting his Karma, and identifies himself as the former
alms-giver.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: wise conduct in former times
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The Teacher explicitly calls the deeds of the wise in former times the wonder.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage gives only the concluding reference, not the full former-time
action.
- id: motif:2
label: karmic non-continuation after death
taxonomy_refs:
- death_rebirth
basis: The passage states that when the Pacceka Buddha died, no new being was formed
to inherit his Karma.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a negative statement about rebirth or karmic inheritance, not
a full death-and-rebirth narrative.
- id: motif:3
label: gift of alms to a holy recipient
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: The former alms-giver gives alms to the Pacceka Buddha.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not describe the exchange's consequences in detail.
- id: motif:4
label: defeat of a tempter before a sacred act
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The alms-giver is described as standing on the lotus after defeating the
Tempter and giving alms to the Pacceka Buddha.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage only briefly alludes to the defeat and does not narrate the
contest.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 13596-13597
quote_or_summary: '"The Teacher then concluded this discourse in illustration of
his words,"'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used for evidence.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: lines 13597-13601
quote_or_summary: '"This is no wonder, O householder, that you, having the insight
of those who are walking in the First Path, should now have been unmoved by the
Fairy; but what was done by the wise in former times, that was the wonder."'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; excerpt used for evidence.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 13601-13602
quote_or_summary: '"And he established the connexion, and summed up the Jātaka"'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used for evidence.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: lines 13602-13604
quote_or_summary: '"There the then Pacceka Buddha died, and on his death no new
being was formed to inherit his Karma"'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used for evidence.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: lines 13604-13606
quote_or_summary: '"he who gave alms to the Pacceka Buddha, standing on the lotus
after defeating the Tempter, was I myself."'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used for evidence.
- id: ev:6
type: quote
locator: line 13607
quote_or_summary: '"END OF THE STORY OF THE FIERY FURNACE.[341]"'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used for evidence.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The passage is a brief conclusion and identification rather than a full narrative
episode; motif candidates are therefore limited to explicit statements and short
allusions.
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'
notes: |-
No comparison claims were added because the passage does not itself provide a supported external comparison beyond its Jātaka self-identification.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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