batch.motif.buddhist-jataka-birth-stories-rhys-davids-gutenberg-l15262-l15287
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record_id: batch.motif.buddhist-jataka-birth-stories-rhys-davids-gutenberg-l15262-l15287
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
passage_locator:
label: 'HERTFORD: PRINTED BY STEPHEN AUSTIN AND SONS. / BY THE SAME AUTHOR. / SOCIETY
FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE. / CLARENDON PRESS; lines 15262-15287'
start: '15262'
end: '15287'
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 passage is publishing and series advertisement material mentioning
Clarendon Press, a Sacred Books of the East series edited by Professor Max Müller,
and Trübner’s Oriental Series, which aims to collect research on the history,
religions, languages, and literature of Ancient India, China, and the East. It
also lists a work now ready with edition, format, pagination, and price.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage names Clarendon Press and a series of translations from the Sacred
Books of the East edited by Professor Max Müller.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Messrs. Trübner & Co. announce an Oriental Series intended to collect information
and research about Ancient India, China, and the East in general.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The announced series is described as comprehensive and supported by eminent
Eastern students and writers under organized editorship.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The passage includes a notice that following works are now ready and gives
bibliographic and price details for a second edition.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Professor Max Müller
description: Named as editor of the Sacred Books of the East series.
role_refs:
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evidence_refs:
- ev:1
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name_or_label: Messrs. Trübner & Co.
description: Named as the firm calling attention to its Oriental Series.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
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name_or_label: Eminent Eastern students and writers
description: Described collectively as services secured for the Oriental Series.
role_refs:
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evidence_refs:
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roles:
- id: role:1
label: series editor
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage states that the Sacred Books of the East series is edited by
Professor Max Müller.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: publisher or announcing firm
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The passage says Messrs. Trübner & Co. call attention to their Oriental Series.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: contributors
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The passage says the firm has secured services of eminent Eastern students
and writers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
symbols: []
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Advertisement for Oriental Series
summary: A publishing firm announces an Oriental Series designed to gather research
on Eastern history, religions, languages, and literature, and describes its editorial
organization and available works.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
candidate_motifs: []
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 15262-15267
quote_or_summary: Clarendon Press is followed by a note identifying a series of
translations from the Sacred Books of the East edited by Professor Max Müller.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 15268-15275
quote_or_summary: Messrs. Trübner & Co. call attention to their Oriental Series,
intended to collect information and research on history, religions, languages,
literature, and related topics of Ancient India, China, and the East.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 15276-15284
quote_or_summary: The Oriental Series is described as comprehensive, supported by
eminent Eastern students and writers, and organized under careful editorship.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 15285-15287
quote_or_summary: The passage introduces works now ready and gives details for a
second edition in post octavo cloth, with pages and price.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: high
comparison_claims: high
notes: The passage is publishing advertisement material, not a narrative or mythological
passage; therefore no motif, symbol, or comparison claims are extracted.
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 available taxonomy motif or symbol references are supported by this passage.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:buddhist-jataka-birth-stories-rhys-davids-gutenberg__l15262-l15287
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