mocapana (English spelling) mocapana

Japanese: mocapāna(英語表記)mocapana
mocapana (English spelling) mocapana

...It is believed that the leaves have been used as tableware since ancient times, and scenes of placing food on the leaves and eating them appear in literature at the same time that bananas appear as food. Early Buddhist scriptures teach about medicinal drinks called "juicy water" made from various fruits, including the name mocapāna (Chinese: Basho juice), which is the juice of the banana (Bashō). Wall paintings at Ajanta show banana trees planted among fruit trees, medicinal plants, and ornamental plants in the palace gardens. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "mocapāna" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…葉を食器として用いることも古くから行われていたと考えられるが,文献上でも食物としてのバナナが現れるのと時を同じくして,その葉の上に料理をのせて食する場面が登場する。初期の仏典には,諸種の果実をしぼった〈漿水(しようすい)〉と呼ばれる薬用の飲料が説かれるが,その中にはバナナ(芭蕉)の果汁であるモーチャパーナmocapāna(漢訳,芭蕉漿)の名もみられる。アジャンターの壁画には,宮殿の庭などに果樹,薬用植物,観賞植物に交じってバナナの木が植えられているのがみられる。…

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