batch.motif.buddhist-jataka-birth-stories-rhys-davids-gutenberg-l202-l273
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label: TABLE OF CONTENTS. / PART I. / PART II. / SUPPLEMENTARY TABLES.; lines 202-273
start: '202'
end: '273'
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: A table-of-contents passage lists supplementary comparative tables and
the headings of the Ceylon compiler's introduction, the Nidāna Kathā, including
episodes concerning Sumedha, successive Bodisats, the last Bodisat who became
Buddha, his descent, birth, prophecies, renunciation, struggle, victory, teaching,
conversions, return, and the gift of a monastery.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage is a contents list under the heading “Supplementary Tables.”
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The supplementary tables include entries for Indian works, Kalilag and Damnag
literature, Barlaam and Josaphat literature, the Cariyā Piṭaka and Jātaka Mālā,
Jātaka stories in the Mahāvastu, places where tales were told, Bodisats, and Jātakas
illustrated on ancient monuments.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The passage identifies the Ceylon compiler’s introduction as the Nidāna Kathā.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The contents list a story of Sumedha, described as the first Bodisat.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The contents list successive Bodisats in the times of previous Buddhas.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: The contents list the life of the last Bodisat, who became Buddha.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:7
text: Headings in the life of the last Bodisat include descent from heaven, birth,
angelic song, two prophecies, a ploughing festival, skill and wisdom, four visions,
and the birth of the Bodisat’s son.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: Later headings include a song by Kisā Gotamī, the Great Renunciation, struggle
against sin, victory over Satan, bliss of Nirvāna, hesitation to publish the good
news, and foundation of the Kingdom of Righteousness.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: Final listed headings include Uruvela Kassapa’s conversion, a triumphal entrance
into Rājagaha, foundation of the order, return home, and presentation of the first
monastery to the Buddha.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Sumedha
description: Named in a contents entry as “the First Bodisat.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Previous Buddhas
description: Buddhas in whose times successive Bodisats are listed.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Successive Bodisats
description: Bodisats listed in relation to the times of previous Buddhas.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Last Bodisat who became Buddha
description: The figure whose life is outlined in the contents and who is identified
as becoming Buddha.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Angels
description: Figures associated with the heading “Song of the Angels.”
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Kāḷa Devala
description: Named in a heading for a prophecy.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Brāhman Priests
description: Named in a heading for a prophecy.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Bodisat’s son
description: Mentioned in the heading “The Bodisat’s Son is Born.”
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Kisā Gotamī
description: Named in the heading “Kisā Gotamī’s Song.”
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Satan
description: Named in the heading “The Great Victory over Satan.”
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Uruvela Kassapa
description: Named in the heading “Uruvela Kassapa’s Conversion.”
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Buddha
description: Named as the recipient in the heading “Presentation of the First Monastery
to the Buddha.”
role_refs:
- role:5
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: first Bodisat
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The contents entry calls Sumedha “the First Bodisat.”
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: previous Buddhas
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The contents refer to previous Buddhas.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: successive Bodisats
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The contents list successive Bodisats in the times of previous Buddhas.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: last Bodisat
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The contents name the “Life of the Last Bodisat.”
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:5
label: Buddha
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:12
basis: One heading says the last Bodisat became Buddha, and another names Buddha
as recipient of the first monastery.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: role:6
label: singer
assigned_to:
- fig:5
- fig:9
basis: The headings refer to “Song of the Angels” and “Kisā Gotamī’s Song.”
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:7
label: prophecy speaker or source
assigned_to:
- fig:6
- fig:7
basis: The headings name prophecies of Kāḷa Devala and of Brāhman priests.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:8
label: newborn son
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The heading states that the Bodisat’s son is born.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:9
label: defeated adversary
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: The heading refers to a great victory over Satan.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:10
label: convert
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: The heading names Uruvela Kassapa’s conversion.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:11
label: recipient of monastery
assigned_to:
- fig:12
basis: The heading states that the first monastery is presented to the Buddha.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Heaven
literal_form: Heaven
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: Birth
literal_form: Birth of the last Bodisat
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: Four Visions
literal_form: Four visions
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: Nirvāna
literal_form: Nirvāna
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: Kingdom of Righteousness
literal_form: Kingdom of Righteousness
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:6
label: First Monastery
literal_form: First monastery
associated_figures:
- fig:12
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:7
label: Ancient monuments with bas-relief Jātakas
literal_form: Jātakas illustrated in bas-relief on ancient monuments
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Supplementary tables
summary: The contents list supplementary tables concerning related works, tale locations,
Bodisats, and Jātakas illustrated on monuments.
figure_refs: []
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Nidāna Kathā introductory sequence
summary: The contents introduce the Nidāna Kathā and list Sumedha, successive Bodisats,
previous Buddhas, and the life of the last Bodisat who became Buddha.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Early life headings of the last Bodisat
summary: The headings trace descent from heaven, birth, songs, prophecies, festival,
wisdom, visions, and the birth of a son.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Renunciation, struggle, and teaching headings
summary: The headings list Kisā Gotamī’s song, renunciation, struggle against sin,
victory over Satan, bliss of Nirvāna, hesitation to publish good news, and foundation
of the Kingdom of Righteousness.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:9
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Conversion, order, return, and monastery headings
summary: The headings include Uruvela Kassapa’s conversion, entrance into Rājagaha,
foundation of the order, return home, and presentation of the first monastery
to the Buddha.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:11
- fig:12
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
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- id: motif:1
label: Descent from heaven before sacred life
taxonomy_refs:
- hero_descent
basis: A heading in the life of the last Bodisat is “His Descent from Heaven.”
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage is only a contents list and does not narrate the descent.
- id: motif:2
label: Sacred birth of the future Buddha
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_birth
- miraculous_child
basis: The contents place the birth of the last Bodisat alongside descent from heaven,
song of angels, and prophecies.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The birth details are not provided in this passage.
- id: motif:3
label: Prophecy concerning an exceptional figure
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The headings list prophecies by Kāḷa Devala and by Brāhman priests in the
early-life sequence of the last Bodisat.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: No prophecy content is included in the passage.
- id: motif:4
label: Wisdom of the young sacred figure
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: A heading refers to “The Young Bodisat’s Skill and Wisdom.”
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: Only the heading is available.
- id: motif:5
label: Transformative visions leading toward renunciation
taxonomy_refs:
- initiation
- departure
basis: The contents list the Four Visions before the birth of the Bodisat’s son
and the Great Renunciation.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The causal relation is suggested by sequence only; the passage does not
narrate it.
- id: motif:6
label: Great renunciation
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: The heading explicitly names “The Great Renunciation.”
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage supplies no narrative details beyond the heading.
- id: motif:7
label: Struggle against evil and victory over adversary
taxonomy_refs:
- initiation
basis: Sequential headings refer to “The Great Struggle against Sin” and “The Great
Victory over Satan.”
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The adversarial episode is only named, not described.
- id: motif:8
label: Return home after attainment and teaching activity
taxonomy_refs:
- return
basis: After headings for Nirvāna, publishing good news, founding the Kingdom of
Righteousness, conversion, and foundation of the order, the contents include “Return
Home.”
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage provides a sequence of headings, not a full plot.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 202-221
quote_or_summary: Supplementary tables are listed, including Indian works, Kalilag
and Damnag literature, Barlaam and Josaphat literature, Cariyā Piṭaka and Jātaka
Mālā, Mahāvastu Jātaka stories, tale locations, Bodisats, and bas-relief Jātakas
on ancient monuments.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from provided passage.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 222-230
quote_or_summary: The contents identify the Ceylon compiler’s introduction, the
Nidāna Kathā, and list Sumedha the first Bodisat, successive Bodisats in the times
of previous Buddhas, and the life of the last Bodisat who became Buddha.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from provided passage.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 231-239
quote_or_summary: Headings include the last Bodisat’s descent from heaven, birth,
song of angels, prophecies by Kāḷa Devala and Brāhman priests, ploughing festival,
skill and wisdom, four visions, and the birth of the Bodisat’s son.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from provided passage.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 240-246
quote_or_summary: Headings include Kisā Gotamī’s song, the Great Renunciation, struggle
against sin, victory over Satan, bliss of Nirvāna, hesitation to publish the good
news, and foundation of the Kingdom of Righteousness.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from provided passage.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 247-251
quote_or_summary: Headings include Uruvela Kassapa’s conversion, a triumphal entrance
into Rājagaha, foundation of the order, return home, and presentation of the first
monastery to the Buddha.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from provided passage.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Extraction is based on table-of-contents headings rather than narrative prose.
Figures and motifs are therefore limited to named entries and cautious heading-level
inferences.
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 added because the passage lists comparative tables but does not state a specific comparative argument or shared motif.
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