Comparative mythology corpus

Abandonment Of The Corruptible Body

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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Buddhist Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 TABLE VII. / THE BODISATS. / TABLE VIII. / THE DISTANT EPOCH.; lines 3235-3348 medium Sumedha argues that he must abandon the perishable body and enter the city of Nirvana, using similes of a corpse on the shoulders, filth on a dungheap, an unseaworthy ship, and robbers threatening jewels. record