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Thai lacquerwork painting of the Naripon tree at Phra Pathom Chedi

The Nariphon (นารีผล), also known as Makaliphon or Makaliporn (from Pali makkaliphala, Thai: มักกะลีผล, RTGS: Makkaliphon) is a tree in Buddhist mythology which bears fruit in the shape of young female creatures. The maidens grow attached by their head from the tree branches.[1] This tree grows at the Himaphan, a mythical forest where the female fruits are enjoyed by the Gandharvas who cut the fruits and take them away

Myths and folklore

According to Buddhist mythology God Indra created a pavilion (Sala) as an abode for Vessantara and his wife and two children to live. His wife went into the forest to collect fruits and was in danger of being attacked by Hermits or Yogis who lived in the forest who had not conquered lust, although they had acquired special powers from their meditation. Therefore Indra created twelve of these special Nariphon tree s which would bear fruit whenever she went out to collect food and so distract these men. Being all in the image of Indra's beautiful wife, like sweet-smelling naked sixteen-year-old girls,[3] the men took the fruits to their place of abode and after making love to them would sleep for four months and lose their powers.

According to Thai folklore, since Vessantara and his family have died, the trees bear fruit daily. The special forest, trees and sala will disappear when the Buddha's teachings have become lost, predicted to be five thousand years after his death. When these fruit appear on the trees they are like beautiful 16 year old girls and they will last for seven days, following which they will wither and die if they are not picked up.[4] In the heavenly realms males and females are eternally youthful and, since there is no suffering, there is no ageing. They have same internal organs as humans, but no bones. These maidens have also magic powers and possess spirits which can sing and dance.[5]

There are supposedly two Makaliporn pods in a Buddhist temple near Bangkok. It is said that they came from Himaphan, the mythical forest.[6] At Wat Pheut Udom temple near Pathum Thani there is a representation of the tree together with ghosts and hell-scenes.[7][8] Representations of the Nariphon tree are very common in Thai comic books, both fresh[9] and dry,[10] often in manga style.[11] Amulets and charms in the form of Nariphon girls are sold throughout Thailand.[12] Folk stories claim that the tree grows somewhere in the Phetchabun Mountains and hoaxes are common; these include pictures of Nariphon girls growing from trees[13] as well as dry Nariphon maidens.[14]

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