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Religious association
It is believed that the hare occupies a permanent place in the moon, which gives it the name Shashodhara. The hare is sacred to Buddhists in many ways. In a Jataka story about the Buddha’s lives, the Buddha was a hare who jumped into the fire to satisfy the hunger of a Brahmin. The animal is a cultural hero who teaches medicine, dance and the arts of life.
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