batch.motif.buddhist-jataka-birth-stories-rhys-davids-gutenberg-l13949-l14322
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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 BULL WHO WON THE BET. / END OF THE STORY OF THE WISE
BIRD AND THE FOOLS. / END OF BOOK I. CHAPTER IV. / INDEX.; lines 13949-14322
start: '13949'
end: '14322'
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: An index segment lists Jātaka story topics and related entries, including
deer stories involving foolishness and self-sacrifice, demons and a water demon,
fire-related marvels, flying by holy beings or by a gem, heaven and hell entries,
mountains and hills, and cross-references to fable traditions and story collections.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The index lists deer stories in which a deer loses a herd by foolishness,
saves a herd by self-sacrifice, refuses to learn, and is described as cunning.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The index describes demons as red-eyed, bold, and shadowless, and separately
lists a water demon.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: 'The index groups several fire-related entries: a fiery furnace story, a fire-god
conquered by a quail, fire restrained in the Buddha''s presence, the origin of
jungle-fire, and jungle-fire stopping before the Buddha.'
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The index lists flying as an accomplishment of Arahats, flying by Pacceka
Buddhas, and flying by means of a gem.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: The index includes entries for heaven, war in heaven, the glories of heaven
shown to a sinner, and hell becoming filled with light.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: The index includes named mountains and hills, including Dhammaka, Golden Hill,
and Gayā-sīsa hill near Rājagaha.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: The index includes entries naming Greek and Buddhist fables and several story
or fable collections, but this segment does not state a specific comparison among
them.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Deer
description: An animal figure in indexed Jātaka stories, associated with losing
a herd by foolishness, saving a herd by self-sacrifice, refusal to learn, and
cunning.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Herd
description: A collective animal group that is lost or saved in the indexed deer
entries.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Demons
description: Supernatural beings described as red-eyed, bold, and shadowless.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Water demon
description: A demon specifically associated with water in the index.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Buddha
description: Religious figure associated in the index with fire being restrained
in his presence and jungle-fire stopping before him.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Quail
description: Animal figure associated with conquering a fire-god.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Fire-god
description: A deity or supernatural figure conquered by a quail in an indexed story
entry.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Arahats
description: Holy beings for whom flying is listed as an accomplishment.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Pacceka Buddhas
description: Holy beings associated in the index with flying.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: Foolish animal actor
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The deer is indexed as losing its herd by foolishness and as one who would
not learn.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: Self-sacrificing animal savior
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The deer is indexed as saving its herd by self-sacrifice.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: Endangered group
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The herd is the group lost or saved in the indexed deer stories.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:4
label: Demonic being
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:4
basis: The index identifies demons and a water demon.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:5
label: Sacred presence restraining fire
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The index says fire is restrained in the Buddha's presence and jungle-fire
stops before the Buddha.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: Animal victor over fire deity
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The index lists a fire-god conquered by a quail.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:7
label: Conquered fire deity
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The index lists the fire-god as conquered by a quail.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:8
label: Holy flying being
assigned_to:
- fig:8
- fig:9
basis: The index associates Arahats and Pacceka Buddhas with flying.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Fire
literal_form: Fire, fiery furnace, fire-god, jungle-fire
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: Water
literal_form: Water demon
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: Mountain or hill
literal_form: Dhammaka mountain, Golden Hill, Gayā-sīsa hill
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:4
label: Gem as flight medium
literal_form: Gem used as a means of flying
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: Heaven and hell
literal_form: Heaven, hell, war in heaven, heaven shown to a sinner, hell filled
with light
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Indexed deer herd loss and rescue
summary: The index points to deer stories where a deer loses a herd through foolishness
and saves a herd through self-sacrifice.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Indexed fire confrontations
summary: The index points to stories in which fire is restrained or stopped before
the Buddha, a quail conquers a fire-god, and a fiery furnace or jungle-fire appears.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Indexed supernatural flying
summary: The index lists flying by Arahats and Pacceka Buddhas and flying through
use of a gem.
figure_refs:
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Indexed otherworld realms
summary: The index lists heaven and hell topics, including war in heaven, heaven
shown to a sinner, and hell filled with light.
figure_refs: []
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Self-sacrifice to save the herd
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
basis: The index explicitly says a deer saves its herd by self-sacrifice.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: high
cautions: The supplied passage is an index entry; the full narrative circumstances
are not present here.
- id: motif:2
label: Foolishness contrasted with learning or wisdom
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The index groups deer entries involving foolishness, refusal to learn, and
cunning.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The index implies moral or didactic contrast, but the full story text
is not included in this passage.
- id: motif:3
label: Fire subdued by sacred or animal power
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The index lists fire restrained in the Buddha's presence, jungle-fire stopping
before the Buddha, and a fire-god conquered by a quail.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: No available taxonomy family exactly matches this fire-subduing pattern;
this is extracted as an uncoded candidate motif.
- id: motif:4
label: Holy or magical flight
taxonomy_refs:
- ascent
basis: The index lists flying as an accomplishment of Arahats, flying by Pacceka
Buddhas, and flying by means of a gem.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: low
cautions: The entries mention flying but do not specify vertical ascent, heavenly
ascent, or a journey structure.
- id: motif:5
label: Heaven and hell as transformative or revelatory realms
taxonomy_refs:
- afterlife_journey_map
basis: The index lists heaven shown to a sinner and hell becoming filled with light.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: low
cautions: The passage does not provide a detailed afterlife journey map; it only
lists index topics.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 13949-13952, index s.v. Deer
quote_or_summary: "“Deer, loses his herd by foolishness ... saves his herd by self-sacrifice
... who would not learn ... the cunning”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: lines 13958-13961, index s.v. Demons / Demon of water
quote_or_summary: "“Demons, red-eyed, and bold, and shadowless” and “Demon of water”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 14025-14032 and 14146, index s.v. Fire / Fire-god / Jungle-fire
quote_or_summary: Index entries refer to a fiery furnace, a fire-god conquered by
a quail, fire restrained in the Buddha's presence, the origin of jungle-fire,
and jungle-fire stopping before the Buddha.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: lines 14036-14038, index s.v. Flying
quote_or_summary: "“Flying, accomplishment of Arahats ... Flying of Pacceka Buddhas
... by means of a gem”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 14086-14089, index s.v. Heaven / Hell
quote_or_summary: Index entries mention war in heaven, heaven's glories shown to
a sinner, and hell becoming filled with light.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 13972, 14070, 14175, index s.v. Dhammaka / Golden Hill / Gayā-sīsa
quote_or_summary: Index entries name Dhammaka as a mountain, Golden Hill, and Gayā-sīsa
hill near Rājagaha.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 14049-14056, 14073, 14104, 14214, index s.v. Gesta Romanorum / Greek
and Buddhist fables / Hitopadesa / Kalilag and Damnag / Kathā-sarit-Sāgara
quote_or_summary: The index includes entries for Greek and Buddhist fables, Gesta
Romanorum, Hitopadesa, Kalilag and Damnag literature, and Kathā-sarit-Sāgara.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The passage is an index segment, so it preserves topic labels and cross-references
rather than full story narration. Motif candidates are based on explicit index
wording and should be checked against the referenced Jātaka stories.
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 recorded because the passage lists comparative fable traditions but does not state a specific shared motif, historical contact, or inheritance claim within this line range.
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