batch.motif.buddhist-jataka-birth-stories-rhys-davids-gutenberg-l2804-l2852

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record_id: batch.motif.buddhist-jataka-birth-stories-rhys-davids-gutenberg-l2804-l2852
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
passage_locator:
  label: THE KALILAG AND DAMNAG LITERATURE. / TABLE III. / THE BARLAAM AND JOSAPHAT
    SERIES. / TABLE IV.; lines 2804-2852
  start: '2804'
  end: '2852'
  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: COMPARISON OF THE CARIYĀ PIṬAKA AND THE JĀTAKA MĀLĀ.
  summary: A table pairs thirty-five entries from the Cariyā Piṭaka with corresponding
    entries from the Jātaka Mālā, followed by bibliographic notes and a statement
    that some titles are identical or similar across the two collections.
  language: English
  quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
  text: The passage is headed as a comparison of the Cariyā Piṭaka and the Jātaka
    Mālā.
  category: relationship
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:2
  text: The table lists thirty-five numbered pairings between titles in the two collections.
  category: sequence
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:3
  text: Several entries include parenthetical cross-references or numbers attached
    to titles.
  category: other
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:4
  text: The note cites Feer, Gogerly, and Fausböll as sources relevant to the lists.
  category: other
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: obs:5
  text: The note states that seven tales have identical titles and one or two more
    have similar titles in the two collections.
  category: relationship
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: obs:6
  text: The note says editions of the two works are much needed and mentions a Cambridge
    University Library manuscript of the former with variant readings noted by Dewa
    Aranolis.
  category: other
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
  name_or_label: Cariyā Piṭaka
  description: One of the two works compared in the table.
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: fig:2
  name_or_label: Jātaka Mālā
  description: One of the two works compared in the table.
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: fig:3
  name_or_label: Feer
  description: Cited in the note for an étude on the Jātakas.
  role_refs:
  - role:2
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: fig:4
  name_or_label: Gogerly
  description: Cited in the note with the Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal
    Asiatic Society, 1853.
  role_refs:
  - role:2
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: fig:5
  name_or_label: Fausböll
  description: Cited in the note for Five Jātakas.
  role_refs:
  - role:2
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: fig:6
  name_or_label: Cambridge University Library
  description: Said to possess a manuscript of the former work.
  role_refs:
  - role:3
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
- id: fig:7
  name_or_label: Dewa Aranolis
  description: Said to have noted various readings of several manuscripts for the
    author.
  role_refs:
  - role:4
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
  label: compared textual collection
  assigned_to:
  - fig:1
  - fig:2
  basis: The heading identifies the passage as a comparison of the two works, and
    the table pairs entries from them.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: role:2
  label: cited scholarly source
  assigned_to:
  - fig:3
  - fig:4
  - fig:5
  basis: The note directs readers to these named sources for the lists.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: role:3
  label: manuscript holder
  assigned_to:
  - fig:6
  basis: The note says the Cambridge University Library possesses a manuscript of
    the former work.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
- id: role:4
  label: noter of manuscript readings
  assigned_to:
  - fig:7
  basis: The note says Dewa Aranolis noted variant readings of several manuscripts.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
symbols: []
scenes: []
candidate_motifs: []
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
  claim: The passage supports a title-level comparison between the Cariyā Piṭaka and
    the Jātaka Mālā, stating that several tales have identical or similar titles across
    the two collections.
  claim_level: linguistic_similarity
  target: Tale titles in the Cariyā Piṭaka and the Jātaka Mālā
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:3
  counter_evidence_refs: []
  confidence: high
  limitations: The claim is limited to title similarity and table pairing; the passage
    does not establish narrative identity, motif identity, historical contact, or
    common inheritance.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
  type: summary
  locator: lines 2804-2847
  quote_or_summary: The table is titled as a comparison of the Cariyā Piṭaka and the
    Jātaka Mālā and lists thirty-five numbered pairings of titles from the two works.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
- id: ev:2
  type: summary
  locator: lines 2849-2851
  quote_or_summary: The note refers readers to Feer, Gogerly, Fausböll, and earlier
    pages for the lists.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
- id: ev:3
  type: quote
  locator: lines 2851-2852
  quote_or_summary: "“there are seven tales with identical, and one or two more with
    similar titles, in the two collections.”"
  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:4
  type: summary
  locator: lines 2852
  quote_or_summary: The note says editions of the two works are needed and that Cambridge
    University Library has a manuscript of the former with readings from other manuscripts
    noted by Dewa Aranolis.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
confidence:
  extraction: high
  motif_candidates: high
  comparison_claims: high
  notes: The passage is bibliographic and tabular rather than narrative. No mythic
    symbols or motifs are extracted; only the explicit title-level comparison is recorded.
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 candidate motifs are assigned because the passage contains no tale narrative or symbolic episode.
  batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
  custom_id=motif_extract:buddhist-jataka-birth-stories-rhys-davids-gutenberg__l2804-l2852
  passage_sha256=45a7c5e88391924b1d12a9fded46c9f478057b3638608e7b564ef0db49f63b09