batch.motif.buddhist-jataka-birth-stories-rhys-davids-gutenberg-l4692-l4781
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record_id: batch.motif.buddhist-jataka-birth-stories-rhys-davids-gutenberg-l4692-l4781
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/buddhist-birth-stories-volume-1-rhys-davids.md
passage_locator:
label: TABLE VII. / THE BODISATS. / TABLE VIII. / THE DISTANT EPOCH.; lines 4692-4781
start: '4692'
end: '4781'
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 lists former Buddhas Sujāta, Piyadassin, Atthadassin, Dhammadassin,
and Siddhattha, their assemblies, family and disciples, Bo-trees, bodily measurements,
and lifespans. In each episode the Bodisat appears in a prior identity, makes
a significant religious offering or act, and receives a prophecy of future Buddhahood.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Under Sujāta, the Bodisat is a universal monarch who hears that a Buddha has
been born, hears the Law, gives the Order his four-continent kingdom with its
seven treasures, takes vows, and receives prophecy.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Sujāta is associated with a great Bambu-tree as his Bo-tree, described as
having unusual hollows and wood and brilliant upper branches.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Under Piyadassin, the Bodisat is a young brahman named Kassapa who has learned
the three Vedas, hears the Law, builds a costly monastery, stands firm in the
Refuges and Precepts, and receives a prophecy of Buddhahood after eighteen hundred
kalpas.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Under Atthadassin, the Bodisat is the ascetic Susima, who brings from heaven
a sunshade of Mandārava flowers, offers it to the Teacher, and receives prophecy.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Under Dhammadassin, the Bodisat is Sakka, king of the gods, and offers sweet-smelling
heavenly flowers and heavenly music before receiving prophecy.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: Under Siddhattha, the Bodisat is the ascetic Mangala, who brings a great jambu
fruit to the Tathāgata; after eating it, the Teacher prophesies the Bodisat's
future Buddhahood ninety-four kalpas later.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: The passage repeatedly gives each Buddha three assemblies of saints or disciples,
with very large numbers of monks present.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: Several verses describe Buddhas as leaders who dispel darkness or bring darkness
to an end.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Bodisat
description: 'The Bodisat appears in successive prior identities: a universal monarch,
Kassapa the young brahman, Susima the ascetic, Sakka king of the gods, and Mangala
the ascetic.'
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Sujāta
description: A Teacher and Blessed One with three assemblies, a city named Sumangala,
and the great Bambu-tree as his Bo-tree.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Piyadassin
description: A Buddha and Teacher with three assemblies, a city named Anoma, and
the Priyaŋgu-tree as his Bo-tree.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Atthadassin
description: A Teacher and Buddha with three assemblies, a city named Sobhita, the
Champaka as his Bo-tree, and bodily glory extending over a league.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Dhammadassin
description: A Teacher and Buddha with three assemblies, a city named Saraṇa, and
the red Kuravaka-tree as his Bo-tree.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Siddhattha
description: A Buddha and Tathāgata with three assemblies, a city named Vebhāra,
and the Kanikāra-tree as his Bo-tree.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Order and assemblies of monks
description: The passage repeatedly mentions assemblies of saints or monks and gifts
made to the Order with the Buddha at their head.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: Buddha or Teacher
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
basis: Each named figure is called a Teacher, Buddha, Blessed One, Tathāgata, or
Leader in the passage.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:2
label: Devotional donor in a prior life
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: In each episode the Bodisat makes an offering, builds a monastery, gives
a kingdom, or otherwise performs a religious act before a Buddha.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: Prophecy-giver
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
basis: Each named Teacher or Buddha prophesies to the Bodisat.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: Recipient of future-Buddha prophecy
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The Bodisat receives prophecies of future Buddhahood from the named Buddhas.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:5
label: Monastic recipient or assembly
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Assemblies of monks are counted, and the Order receives gifts in the Sujāta
and Piyadassin episodes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Great Bambu Bo-tree
literal_form: Great Bambu-tree associated with Sujāta as his Bo-tree
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: Priyaŋgu Bo-tree
literal_form: Priyaŋgu-tree associated with Piyadassin as his Bo-tree
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: Champaka Bo-tree
literal_form: Champaka tree associated with Atthadassin as his Bo-tree
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: Red Kuravaka Bo-tree
literal_form: Red Kuravaka-tree, also called Bimbijāla, associated with Dhammadassin
as his Bo-tree
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: Kanikāra Bo-tree
literal_form: Kanikāra-tree associated with Siddhattha as his Bo-tree
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:6
label: Kingdom of four continents and seven treasures
literal_form: The Bodisat's universal-monarch kingdom of the four continents with
its seven treasures, given to the Order
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:7
label: Sunshade of Mandārava flowers
literal_form: A sunshade of Mandārava flowers brought from heaven and offered to
Atthadassin
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:8
label: Heavenly flowers and music
literal_form: Sweet-smelling flowers from heaven and heavenly music offered by Sakka
to Dhammadassin
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:9
label: Great jambu fruit
literal_form: A great jambu fruit brought by Mangala and presented to Siddhattha
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Bodisat before Sujāta
summary: The Bodisat, as a universal monarch, hears the Law from Sujāta, gives his
kingdom and seven treasures to the Order, takes vows, and receives prophecy.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Bodisat before Piyadassin
summary: The Bodisat, as the brahman Kassapa, hears Piyadassin's preaching, builds
a monastery, follows the Refuges and Precepts, and is told that he will become
a Buddha after eighteen hundred kalpas.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Bodisat before Atthadassin
summary: The Bodisat, as the ascetic Susima, brings a heavenly sunshade of Mandārava
flowers and offers it to Atthadassin, who prophesies to him.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Bodisat before Dhammadassin
summary: The Bodisat, as Sakka king of the gods, offers heavenly flowers and music
to Dhammadassin and receives prophecy.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Bodisat before Siddhattha
summary: The Bodisat, as the ascetic Mangala, presents a great jambu fruit to Siddhattha;
after eating the fruit, Siddhattha prophesies the Bodisat's future Buddhahood.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Prior-life offering followed by prophecy of future Buddhahood
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
- wisdom
basis: Across multiple episodes, the Bodisat performs a devotional act before a
Buddha or the Order and receives a prophecy of future Buddhahood.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: This is an internal repeated pattern in the passage; no external comparison
is asserted.
- id: motif:2
label: Buddha associated with a named Bo-tree
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_tree_axis
basis: 'Each listed Buddha is paired with a specific Bo-tree: Bambu, Priyaŋgu, Champaka,
Kuravaka, or Kanikāra.'
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage identifies sacred Bo-trees but does not explicitly describe
them as a world-axis.
- id: motif:3
label: Royal renunciation through gift of sovereignty
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
- royal_legitimacy
- sacred_exchange
basis: The Bodisat as universal monarch gives his kingdom and seven treasures to
the Order and takes vows under Sujāta.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: Only one episode in this passage uses the royal-monarch form.
- id: motif:4
label: Heavenly offering to an enlightened teacher
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: The Bodisat brings a flower sunshade from heaven for Atthadassin and, as
Sakka, offers heavenly flowers and music to Dhammadassin.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage states heavenly origin of gifts but gives limited narrative
development.
- id: motif:5
label: Wisdom or enlightenment as dispelling darkness
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Verses describe Atthadassin and Dhammadassin as dispelling thick darkness
and Siddhattha as rising like the sun and ending darkness.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: This motif is based on poetic description within the passage.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 4692-4715
quote_or_summary: Sujāta has three assemblies; the Bodisat as universal monarch
hears the Law, gives his kingdom with seven treasures to the Order, takes vows,
and receives prophecy. Sujāta's city, family, disciples, Bambu Bo-tree, body height,
and lifespan are listed.
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 4716-4735
quote_or_summary: Piyadassin appears after eighteen hundred world-cycles; the Bodisat
as Kassapa hears the Law, builds a monastery, keeps the Refuges and Precepts,
and receives a prophecy after eighteen hundred kalpas. Piyadassin's Priyaŋgu Bo-tree
and other attributes are listed.
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 4736-4750
quote_or_summary: Atthadassin has three assemblies; the Bodisat as the ascetic Susima
brings from heaven a sunshade of Mandārava flowers and offers it to the Teacher,
who prophesies to him. Atthadassin's Champaka Bo-tree and bodily glory are listed.
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 4751-4765
quote_or_summary: Dhammadassin has three assemblies; the Bodisat as Sakka king of
the gods offers sweet-smelling heavenly flowers and heavenly music, and the Teacher
prophesies to him. Dhammadassin's red Kuravaka Bo-tree is listed.
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 4766-4781
quote_or_summary: Siddhattha appears ninety-four world-cycles ago; the Bodisat as
the ascetic Mangala brings a great jambu fruit to the Tathāgata. After eating
it, the Teacher prophesies Buddhahood ninety-four kalpas later. Siddhattha's Kanikāra
Bo-tree is listed.
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 4749-4781
quote_or_summary: Verse descriptions say Atthadassin dispelled thick darkness and
attained enlightenment, Dhammadassin dispelled thick darkness and illumined earth
and heaven, and Siddhattha rose like the sun, ending darkness.
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: uncertain
notes: The passage is formulaic and supports extraction of repeated internal patterns.
Taxonomy mapping is cautious, especially for sacred_tree_axis, because the passage
names Bo-trees without elaborating an axis function.
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 external comparison claims were added because the passage itself does not compare these episodes to other traditions or corpora.
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