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  • A Jātaka in which the Bodhisatta, born as the parrot Poṭṭhapāda, and his brother Rādha are set to watch over their brahmin master’s unfaithful wife and eventually fly away rather than continue living there.

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  • A Jātaka in which the Bodhisatta, born as the parrot Rādha, warns his brother Poṭṭhapāda against admonishing their brahmin master’s unfaithful wife, and after Poṭṭhapāda is killed for doing so anyway, flies away rather than share his fate.

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