Japara the moon man seduced Bima, Purukupali's wife, luring her away from her duty watching their infant son Jinani. This illicit affair led directly to the child's death and the origin of permanent death in the Tiwi world.
Purukupali fought Japara the moon man after discovering that Japara had seduced his wife Bima, leading to the death of their infant son Jinani. When Japara offered to restore the child within three days, Purukupali refused and attacked him, wounding Japara and driving him into the sky as the moon.
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