Kimpakka Jataka, Kimpakka-jātaka: 1 definition
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In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesThe Bodhisatta was once the leader of a caravan. During a journey through a forest he gave orders to his men not to eat any fruit without his leave. Seeing the fruit of a kimpakka tree, which in appearance and flavour resembled a mango, some of the men ate of the fruit and died in spite of efforts to save them.
The story was related to a monk who was stirred to lust by the sight of a beautifully dressed woman in Savatthi. Lusts of the senses are like the fruit of the kimpakka tree, sweet and attractive in the hour of enjoyment, but leading later to death. J.i.367f
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
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The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 85: Kimpakka-jātaka < [Book I - Ekanipāta]