batch.motif.buddhist-jataka-birth-stories-rhys-davids-gutenberg-l16116-l16250
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record_id: batch.motif.buddhist-jataka-birth-stories-rhys-davids-gutenberg-l16116-l16250
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
passage_locator:
label: INDIAN TALES FROM TIBETAN SOURCES. / THE RELIGIONS OF INDIA. / BY A. BARTH.
/ FOOTNOTES:; lines 16116-16250
start: '16116'
end: '16250'
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 consists of scholarly footnotes identifying relationships among
Jātaka stories and other Buddhist texts, noting cases where Jātakas derive from
or correspond to Vinaya, Nikāya, and other sources, and listing instances of duplicate
names or shared introductory stories. One note describes a Bharhut carving of
a fable involving a cat and a cock, labelled by both animal-centered Jātaka titles.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Several named Jātakas are said to be taken from, founded on, enlarged from,
or derived from stories or parables in the Vinaya Piṭaka, Culla Vagga, Dīgha Nikāya,
Majjhima Nikāya, and Saŋyutta Nikāya.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: One note states that some stories had already become Jātakas, while in other
quoted cases the stories remained only parables.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Several Jātaka numbers are listed as having more than one title, and some
are described as the same story under different names.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: A Bharhut carving is described as illustrating a fable of a cat and a cock
and as being labelled both Cat Jātaka and Cock Jātaka.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Groups of Jātaka numbers are listed as having the same Introductory Story.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: cat
description: An animal figure in the Bharhut carving's fable.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: cock
description: An animal figure in the Bharhut carving's fable.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: animal figure in fable
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:2
basis: The passage says the carving illustrates a fable of a cat and a cock.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
symbols: []
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Bharhut carving of cat-and-cock fable
summary: A carving at Bharhut is reported to depict a fable involving a cat and
a cock, with labels identifying it by both animal-centered Jātaka titles.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: same narrative appearing across Buddhist textual corpora
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The notes identify multiple Jātakas as corresponding to stories or parables
in Vinaya and Nikāya sources, including Pāli and Chinese versions in one case.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage is bibliographic and gives little or no plot content; the
motif is a textual-reuse pattern rather than a fully described narrative motif.
- id: motif:2
label: single animal fable identified by alternative animal titles
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Bharhut carving is said to illustrate a fable of a cat and a cock and
to be labelled both Cat Jātaka and Cock Jātaka.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage names the animals and labels but does not summarize the fable's
action or moral.
- id: motif:3
label: shared introductory story across multiple Jātakas
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The note lists several groups of Jātaka numbers as having the same Introductory
Story.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The shared introductory stories are not described, so the actual narrative
content cannot be extracted from this passage.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage supports a cautious claim that certain named Jātakas correspond
to stories or parables preserved in other Buddhist canonical contexts.
claim_level: same_motif
target: Vinaya Piṭaka, Culla Vagga, Dīgha Nikāya, Majjhima Nikāya, and Saŋyutta
Nikāya parallels to named Jātakas
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The notes assert derivation or close correspondence, but the passage
does not provide the narrative plots needed to compare motif details.
- id: claim:2
claim: The passage supports a cautious claim that the Cat Jātaka and Cock Jātaka
labels refer to the same depicted animal fable in the Bharhut carving.
claim_level: same_motif
target: Biḍala Jātaka / Kukkuṭa Jātaka, described as Cat Jātaka and Cock Jātaka
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: The claim applies only to the labelled carving described in the note;
the fable's narrative sequence is not given.
- id: claim:3
claim: The passage supports a cautious claim that some Jātaka entries share the
same introductory narrative framework.
claim_level: same_function
target: Jātaka groups listed as having the same Introductory Story
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The introductory stories are only identified as shared; their contents
and functions are not described.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 16116-16131, footnote [61]
quote_or_summary: Named Jātakas are linked to stories in Pāli and Chinese Vinaya
sources, Culla Vagga passages, and Suttas or parables in the Dīgha, Majjhima,
and Saŋyutta Nikāyas.
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: footnote [67]
quote_or_summary: The note contrasts stories that have already become Jātakas with
other quoted cases where the stories are still only parables.
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: footnote [71]
quote_or_summary: The note lists Jātaka numbers with alternative titles and several
cases described as the same story under different names.
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: quote
locator: footnote [72]
quote_or_summary: "“The carving illustrates a fable of a cat and a cock, and is
labelled both Biḍala Jātaka and Kukkuṭa Jātaka.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: footnote [94]
quote_or_summary: The note gives groups of Jātaka numbers and states that they have
the same Introductory Story.
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: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: The passage is mostly scholarly apparatus rather than narrative. Textual
relationships and one illustrated animal fable are clear, but motif content is
thin and should be reviewed by a human editor.
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 taxonomy references were assigned because the passage does not clearly support any supplied motif-family or symbol taxonomy item.
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