Faithful old dog threatened with death proves his worth and is spared

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Faithful old dog threatened with death proves his worth and is spared.

Rewards and punishments. · Nature of rewards. · Immunity from disaster as reward. · view the constellation · filed as Q151.4

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

general BP I 425 n. 1, III 74 n. 2.

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Filed under Life spared as reward.

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Charitable man's death postponed. (Cf. Q42, Q145.)Death passes by man who fed his stepmother. (Cf. Q65.1.)Hospitable person saved from death. (Cf. Q45.1.)Humble man miraculously saved from drowning. (Cf. Q4.)Life spared as reward for hospitality. (Cf. Q45.4.)Life spared as reward for uprightness. (Cf. Q54.)Life spared as reward for bravery and constancy. Centurion tells his enemies to kill him rather than attempt to win him Resurrection as reward Honest brahman spared by tiger. (Cf. Q68.)Man saved from lions as reward Pot of boiling oil thrown at compassionate woman does not harm her Women rewarded with their lives for excellent dancing

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