Comparative mythology corpus

Worldly Life As Child’s Play

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Sufi The Mesnevi IN THE NAME OF GOD, / THE ALL-MERCIFUL, THE VERY-COMPASSIONATE. / VIII. / XIII.; lines 13168-13281 high All people are described as children around the saints of God; only those who have cast off passion are adults, and the world is called a toy or plaything. record