batch.motif.buddhist-jataka-birth-stories-rhys-davids-gutenberg-l16813-l16936
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record_id: batch.motif.buddhist-jataka-birth-stories-rhys-davids-gutenberg-l16813-l16936
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 16813-16936
start: '16813'
end: '16936'
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 explanatory footnotes. It explains Buddhist concepts
such as the Three Gems, meditation practice, self-produced salvation, Nirvāna,
escape from transmigration, the Happy State, novice ordination formulae, the Buddha’s
morning perception of whom he could benefit, monastic dining order and stewardship,
and several story-context notes including a comparison with the Kathā Sarit Sāgarā.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A footnote identifies a location in the Himālaya Mountains as a famous haunt
of lions.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Trust in the Buddha, the Order, and the Truth is identified as trust in the
Three Gems.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The passage states that Buddhists had no prayer in the described context and
that salvation consisted in a self-produced inward change.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Meditation called Kammaṭṭhāna is described as a practice that can lead to
conviction of impermanence and to the disciple working out his own enlightenment.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: A disciple is described as going to a teacher to ask which way of meditation
he should adopt.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: A successful Kammaṭṭhāna is said to lead to Nirvāna and to involve escape
from transmigration.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The Happy State is enumerated as faith, modesty, fear of sinning, learning,
energy, and presence of mind.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: The passage says the Happy State can only be reached in a birth as a man,
and that salvation can only be gained here and now.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: A formula is described as always repeated at the ordination of a novice.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: The Buddha is described as frequently represented in later books as bringing
the world before his mind’s eye in the morning and perceiving whom he could benefit
during the day.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:11
text: When laymen provided a daily meal, invited monks went at the call of refection
and sat in order of seniority.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:12
text: Little Roadling is described as having become an Elder, a monk of the higher
grade.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:13
text: A half cocoa-nut shell is identified as a common cup or ladle among the Indian
poor.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:14
text: A threefold knock is interpreted as an announcement passed through successive
attendants before reaching their master.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:15
text: The Bhatt’ Uddesika, or steward, is described as a senior monk responsible
for ensuring that all brethren were provided with daily food.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Buddha
description: Named as one of the Three Gems and described as represented in later
books as perceiving whom he could benefit during the day.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Disciple
description: A disciple is described as going to a teacher for advice on which meditation
method to adopt, while still needing to work out his own enlightenment.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Teacher
description: A teacher is described as recommending a meditation method to a disciple.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Little Roadling
description: Little Roadling is described as having become an Elder, a monk of the
higher grade.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Monks or brethren
description: Invited monks sit in order of seniority for a lay-provided meal; brethren
are to be provided with daily food by the steward.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:12
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Bhatt’ Uddesika, or steward
description: A senior monk responsible for seeing that all brethren are provided
with daily food.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Attendants and master
description: A note interprets a threefold knock as a message passed through multiple
attendants before reaching their master.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
roles:
- id: role:1
label: beneficent perceiver
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The Buddha is represented as perceiving in the morning whom he could benefit
during the day.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:2
label: meditation disciple
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The disciple seeks guidance on meditation and must work out his own enlightenment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: meditation adviser
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The teacher recommends which meditative way the disciple should adopt.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: monastic elder
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Little Roadling is identified as an Elder, a monk of the higher grade.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:5
label: monastic community
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The monks or brethren are described in contexts of meal attendance, seniority,
and food provision.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:12
- id: role:6
label: food steward
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The steward is responsible for ensuring brethren receive daily food.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: role:7
label: gatekeeping attendants
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The attendants mediate access to their master through successive announcements.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Three Gems
literal_form: Buddha, Order, and Truth
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: Himālaya Mountains
literal_form: mountain haunt of lions
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: mind’s eye
literal_form: the Buddha bringing the world before his mind’s eye
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:4
label: half cocoa-nut shell cup or ladle
literal_form: half a cocoa-nut shell used as a common cup or ladle
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Meditation guidance and self-produced enlightenment
summary: The passage explains that a disciple may ask a teacher which meditation
method to adopt, but must work out his own enlightenment through inward change
and realization of impermanence.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:2
label: Successful meditation and escape from transmigration
summary: Successful Kammaṭṭhāna is described as leading to humility, calm, Nirvāna,
and escape from transmigration.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: Buddha perceives whom to benefit
summary: The Buddha is described as bringing the world before his mind’s eye in
the morning and perceiving whom he could benefit during the day.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:4
label: Monastic meal order and stewardship
summary: Monks attend a lay-provided daily meal at the call of refection and sit
by seniority; a senior monk steward ensures that brethren receive daily food.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:12
- id: scene:5
label: Ceremonial access through attendants
summary: A threefold knock is interpreted as a message passed through successive
attendants before reaching a master, making access appear difficult and ceremonious.
figure_refs:
- fig:7
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: self-cultivated wisdom leading to liberation
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The passage describes meditation, realization of impermanence, self-produced
inward change, and the disciple working out enlightenment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage is explanatory footnote material rather than a full narrative
episode.
- id: motif:2
label: escape from transmigration through realization
taxonomy_refs:
- death_rebirth
basis: Successful meditation is said to lead to Nirvāna and escape from transmigration.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:13
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy reference is approximate because the passage discusses liberation
from rebirth rather than narrating a death-and-rebirth episode.
- id: motif:3
label: novice ordination formula
taxonomy_refs:
- initiation
basis: A formula is described as always repeated at the ordination of a novice.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The specific formula is named but not quoted or narrated in detail in
the passage.
- id: motif:4
label: beneficent supernatural or enlightened perception
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The Buddha is represented as bringing the world before his mind’s eye and
perceiving whom he could benefit during the day.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage reports a recurring representation in later books, not the
full episode itself.
- id: motif:5
label: sacred triad of refuge
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Trust in the Buddha, the Order, and the Truth is identified as trust in the
Three Gems.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied motif-family taxonomy directly matches the Three Gems.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage explicitly says to compare the relevant story with Kathā Sarit
Sāgarā, Book VI, verses 29 and following.
claim_level: same_motif
target: Kathā Sarit Sāgarā, Book VI, vv. 29 and following
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: low
limitations: The footnote gives only a cross-reference and does not summarize the
comparable tale or specify the shared motif.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 16816-16817; note [239]
quote_or_summary: A place in the Himālaya Mountains is called a famous haunt of
lions.
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 16818-16820; note [240]
quote_or_summary: Trust in the Buddha, the Order, and the Truth is identified as
trust in the Three Gems.
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 16831-16847; note [245]
quote_or_summary: The note says Buddhists had no prayer in this context; salvation
consists in self-produced inward change. Kammaṭṭhāna meditation can lead to conviction
of impermanence; a disciple may ask a teacher which way to adopt but must work
out his own enlightenment.
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 16848-16852; note [246]
quote_or_summary: Successful Kammaṭṭhāna leads to brotherhood, humility, holy calm,
Nirvāna, and escape from transmigration.
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:5
type: summary
locator: lines 16857-16865; note [249]
quote_or_summary: The Happy State is listed as faith, modesty, fear of sinning,
learning, energy, and presence of mind; it can only be reached in a birth as a
man, and salvation is to be gained here and now.
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:6
type: summary
locator: lines 16876-16878; note [252]
quote_or_summary: A named formula is said to be always repeated at the ordination
of a novice.
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:7
type: summary
locator: lines 16879-16881; note [253]
quote_or_summary: The Buddha is frequently represented in later books as bringing
the world before his mind’s eye in the morning and perceiving whom he could benefit
during the day.
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:8
type: summary
locator: lines 16883-16887; note [254]
quote_or_summary: When a layman provides a daily meal, invited monks go at the call
of refection and sit in order of seniority.
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:9
type: summary
locator: lines 16888-16889; note [255]
quote_or_summary: Little Roadling is said to have become an Elder, a monk of the
higher grade.
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:10
type: summary
locator: lines 16894-16895; note [258]
quote_or_summary: Uluŋka is glossed as half a cocoa-nut shell, a common cup or ladle
among the Indian poor.
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:11
type: summary
locator: lines 16899-16904; note [260]
quote_or_summary: A threefold knock is interpreted as a chain of announcements through
attendants to their master, making access appear ceremonious and difficult.
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:12
type: summary
locator: lines 16914-16925; note [263]
quote_or_summary: The Bhatt’ Uddesika, or steward, is a senior monk charged with
seeing that brethren receive daily food; the note lists qualifications for the
stewardship.
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:13
type: summary
locator: lines 16872-16875; note [251]
quote_or_summary: Those subject to transmigration are glossed as those who are not
Arahats and whose desires have not yielded to intense religious conviction.
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:14
type: citation
locator: lines 16890-16891; note [256]
quote_or_summary: The note directs the reader to compare the story with Kathā Sarit
Sāgarā, Book VI, verses 29 and following.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized citation.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: low
notes: The line range consists almost entirely of footnotes and explanatory material
rather than a continuous mythic narrative. Extracted motifs are therefore conceptual
and contextual, and require human review against the main story 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 long quotations were used; evidence is summarized from the provided public-domain passage.
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