The internet is going crazy right now after a tree was reportedly discovered in Thailand bearing fruit shaped like a young woman's body,. Many are skeptical that this is actually true but it can be explained according to Buddhist Mythology.
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According to Mirror Online; In Buddhist mythology , a tree known as the Nariphon bears the fruit of young female creatures and is said to grow in the mythical forest called Himaphan. The story goes that Buddhist God Indra a home in the forest for his wife Vessantara and his two children.
But when Vessantara went out into the forest to collect food, she was in danger of being attacked by terrifying male creatures.
Indra then created 12 special Nariphon trees which would bear fruit in his wife's image to distract the creatures while she picked her own food.
The men would take these fruits back to their homes and after making love to them would sleep for four months, and lose their powers.
According to Thai folklore, after Indra and his wife died, the trees continued to bear
Credit: Mirror Online
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