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11: Maddi Given Away
Vessantara is asked by the god Indra for his wife, Maddi. Maddi is given to Indra, who disguises himself as a brahmin. Indra reveals himself as a god and returns her. Prince Vessantara, with this act, has given away all his possessions, even those most dear to him. He has completed the perfection of generosity for a Buddha.