Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Rebirth

 

Rebirth of leaves of the canon ball tree in Bandra.

In India, the tree is sacred to Hindus, who believe its hooded flowers look like the nāga under which the white stigma looks like a Lingam, and hence, it is grown at Shiva temples. The cannonball tree has since then been planted at Buddhist and Hindu religious sites in Asia in the belief that it is the tree of sacred scriptures. In Sri Lanka, Thailand and other Theravada Buddhist countries it has been planted at Buddhist monasteries and other religious sites. Ref Wikipedia

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11 comments:

  1. ...nature has many examples of rebirth!

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  2. Interesting and beautiful. Refreshed from the rain.

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  3. A beautiful sight this rebirth is though.

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  4. Es muy agradable para la vista y en tu país han sabido reconocer su belleza.

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  5. These leaves do look like flowers! Beautiful!

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  6. Looks like a nice tree, I'd like to see the flowers

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  7. We have one here in the botanical garden. Thank you for teaching me more about this tree!

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