Comparative mythology corpus

Origin Explanation For Hollow Reeds

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Buddhist Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 END OF THE STORY OF THE DART OF LOVE. / END OF THE STORY OF THE SWIFT ANTELOPE. / END OF THE STORY OF THE DEER WHO WOULD NOT LEARN. / END OF THE STORY ON FOOD OFFERED TO THE DEAD.; lines 10302-10448 medium At the Ketaka wood near Lake Naḷaka-pāna, monks have Naḷa-canes brought by novices for needle-cases, find them hollow from root to point, and ask the Teacher why; he answers that it is due to a former command of his. record