Tedious penances. (Cf. H1110, Q500.)
Rewards and punishments. · Kinds of punishment. · Penances. · view the constellation · filed as Q521
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Doing penance till green leaves grow on a dry branchPenance: carrying bag of stones (one for each murder) on the back until it falls off. (Cf. Q211.)Penance: carrying iron hoop on head until it falls offPenance: pasturing black sheep until they become whitePenance: ferryman setting people over a stream until relieved by anotherPenance: holding midnight mass until someone will make responsesPenance to be done until seven spires of Benares are reduced to powder and rebuilt
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Substitutions for penancesMurderer does penance. (Cf. Q171.1.1, Q211.)Robber does penance. (Cf. Q212.)Life-long penance for brother-sister marriageKing who loved to give death sentence accepts penance of always postponing sentence until thirty days period of examination has passedPenance in wilderness as punishment for men who left holy orders to marry. (Cf. Q226.)Warrior retires to a cloister which he later defends against robbersSelf-torture as penanceHumiliating penances. (Cf. Q470.)Fearful penancesDangerous penancesPilgrimage as penancePenance: inviting one Brahmin for dinner every WednesdayNegative penancesPenance: resisting temptation. (Cf. T330.)Sitting (standing) in uncomfortable position as penance
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