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  • A Jātaka in which the Bodhisatta, born as a lizard paying homage to a wicked ascetic who secretly planned to kill him for his flesh, discovers the plot and escapes, denouncing the hypocrite, a story told regarding a wicked monk.

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  • A Jātaka in which the Bodhisatta, born as the leader of a group of iguanas, prepares an escape route after his son’s dangerous friendship with a chameleon leads a trapper to their home, a story told about a treacherous monk.

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