People Trees, chapter 3, “King of Trees”
The Pipal tree, also known as the Ashvattha in Sanskrit literature
grows to very large proportions
Healing powers
Spiritual Knowledge
Bo or Bodhi tree in Buddhist contexts
Considered most sacred of all trees in India
Parts of these trees have medicinal value
Identification wih Truth
“trees of life” in the Vedic and Upanishadic period
One certain tree was documented to be 2147 years old
Aswatthais considered sacred by some tribes of the Ganjam district of Orissa
Who is a Pipal Tree?
Refered to by certain Indian politician in 19 hundrets.
Trees communicate
Most of us are unable to hear them because of our impurities
only rare people can hear trees talk
all life has consciousness. You, me, any tree, all life forms
People establish relationships with certain trees
A tree can embody many things, a God a fortm of nature or even a relative who has passed away
Some people/priests realte to trees as to people (person)
The pipal tree in Indian Hindu culture is clearly assumed to be an animate, sentient being with feelings and consciousness
The notion that all gods reside in or near the pipal tree is fairly common.
The pipal tree is considered by some to be atrimurti, that is, a compound form of the three major Hindu divinities Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.