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Tree Worship in India - Coggle Diagram
Tree Worship in India
World Views that inform Tree Worship in India
British:
trees were commoditized and timbered to build an empire
Indian teak trees were used to build ships (page 12)
Nature of the relationship between man and tree is founded on religion (Sankar Sen Gupta page 12)
We need religion to understand trees
Reg Vedic Hymn
Atman
Brahman
one portion rises
unmanifest, and immanent dimension of reality
one portion spreads out
becomes all animate and inanimate things
Both realities make the world what it is
The History of Tree Worship in India
dates back to the beginning of South Asian History
found within the archeological remnants in the Indus River Valley (page 18)
Trees were regarded as Divine Beings (page 18)
Trees are associated with:
longevity
vitality
generosity
growth
fertality
Tree Gifts:
delightful marriage
vigorous children
good luck
religious healing
excellent health
liberation
physical/material well being
enlightenment
heaven
divination
3 realms
trunk in the surface world
branches reaching to the heavenly world
roots in the underworld
Natural Phenomena
Worshipped in Vedic culture and the Indus River Valley
Fire
Wind
Sun
Water
Trees