batch.motif.buddhist-jataka-birth-stories-rhys-davids-gutenberg-l15695-l15723
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record_id: batch.motif.buddhist-jataka-birth-stories-rhys-davids-gutenberg-l15695-l15723
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
passage_locator:
label: BY J. EDKINS, D.D., / LINGUISTIC AND ORIENTAL ESSAYS. / WRITTEN FROM THE
YEAR 1846 TO 1878. / BY ROBERT NEEDHAM CUST,; lines 15695-15723
start: '15695'
end: '15723'
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 an advertising or catalog notice listing works by P. Bigandet,
J. Edkins, and Robert Needham Cust, with titles, credentials, physical format,
page counts, binding, and prices.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage names P. Bigandet as Bishop of Ramatha and Vicar Apostolic of
Ava and Pegu.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The passage lists a book titled Chinese Buddhism, described as historical
and critical sketches, by J. Edkins.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The passage lists a book titled Linguistic and Oriental Essays, written from
1846 to 1878, by Robert Needham Cust.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Robert Needham Cust is described as a former member of Her Majesty’s Indian
Civil Service and honorary secretary to the Royal Asiatic Society.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: The passage gives publication-format details, page counts, bindings, and prices
for the listed books.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: P. Bigandet
description: Named as Right Rev. P. Bigandet, Bishop of Ramatha and Vicar Apostolic
of Ava and Pegu.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: J. Edkins
description: Named as author of Chinese Buddhism and other works.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Robert Needham Cust
description: Named as author of Linguistic and Oriental Essays and The Modern Languages
of the East Indies.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: ecclesiastical office-holder
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage identifies P. Bigandet as bishop and vicar apostolic.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: author
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:3
basis: The passage attributes listed works to J. Edkins and Robert Needham Cust.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: former civil servant and society officer
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The passage describes Robert Needham Cust as a former Indian Civil Service
member and honorary secretary to the Royal Asiatic Society.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
symbols: []
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: publisher catalog notice
summary: A catalog-style passage advertises or lists religious, historical, linguistic,
and oriental studies books with authorship and publication details.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
candidate_motifs: []
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 15695-15698
quote_or_summary: 'P. Bigandet is named with ecclesiastical titles: Bishop of Ramatha
and Vicar Apostolic of Ava and Pegu.'
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: lines 15700-15708
quote_or_summary: Chinese Buddhism is listed as a volume of historical and critical
sketches by J. Edkins, with format, page count, binding, 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.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 15710-15718
quote_or_summary: Linguistic and Oriental Essays, written from 1846 to 1878, is
attributed to Robert Needham Cust.
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: lines 15719-15723
quote_or_summary: Robert Needham Cust is described by offices and prior authorship,
and the second edition is listed with format, page count, binding, 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 bibliographic advertising material rather than a mythic narrative;
no mythological motifs, symbols, or comparison claims are supported by the provided
text.
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 were applied because the passage contains only catalog descriptions of books and authors.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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