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  • A Jātaka telling how a poor brahmin’s devotion to a Judas tree won him buried treasure, told by the Buddha on his deathbed to comfort the weeping Ānanda, who is identified with the brahmin.

  • A Jātaka in which the Bodhisatta, born as a golden goose, warns a tree-sprite friend to uproot a banyan seedling before it destroys his tree, illustrating that even small faults must be uprooted early.

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