Comparative mythology corpus

Transgression And Status Specific Killing Taboo

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Hindu The Ramayan of Valmiki HIPPOLYTE FAUCHE. / ADDITIONAL NOTES. / H. H. WILSON. / THE SUPPLIANT DOVE.; lines 58747-58884 medium The note says the regal or military caste was forbidden to kill an elephant except in battle, and discusses the Code of Manu’s punishment for killing a Brahman and the poem’s differing treatment of a non-Dvija hermit. record