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The King of Tress
The Pipal Tree (Ashvattha)
Most sacred tree that is often planted by temples and other religious places
Called "ficus religiosa" which means the holy fig tree
They are very special trees because they are the only trees that produce oxygen 24 hours a day
Referred to as "huge prana factories" which means life-breath factories and pump out more oxygen then any other tree
Oxygen is different from a pipal than a normal tree
They offer a sense of great peace
In India, every enlightened person has sat under a pipal tree and achieved enlightenment there
Very large and provides shade, protection, and shelter for social and religious gatherings
Most sacred tree in India (worshipped for over a millennia)
Known as arboreal form of divinity
People describe differently the reasons behind why they regard the pipal tree as the most sacred, but they all believe that the pipal tree is the most sacred
Reason 1: Pipal tree is Vasudeva
Reason 2: All gods and goddesses reside in the Pipal tree
All types of people all across India worship the pipal tree
Some believe it is the most sacred tree all across the world
The pipal tree is unrivaled by any other tree
Worship has occurred from present day all the way back to Indues Valley Civilization (four millennia)
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These tree are also often found growing on buildings due to birds
People refuse to cut or remove them from buildings due to their religious and sacred meaning
Also known as cala-dala which means "moving" or "restless" due to broad leaves.
Every part of the tree has medicinal value
Powdered bark used as remedies against many diseases
Used to treat burns and sores, but also ear troubles and uterine disorders
Used in Ayurvedic herbal medicines when one is need of stimulating fire
Pipal tree known as "The adobe of the Sun on Earth
Also used as a blood purifier and to treat infertility problems
Can also be used to tree mental disorders
Identified with TRUTH
Pipal trees "paralyzed" the deceiving negotiations of business man in the town of which they were planted
Associated with the Vedic and Upanishad notion of the Ashvattha tree (tree of knowledge)
The pipal tree in the Vedic and Upanishad are also known as "trees of life"
They for a very long time in part to the care that people offer towards them
One pipal tree has been noted to be 2147 years old
Pipal trees grow better in open landscapes instead of forests
They would not be as abundant if it was not for human cultivation
Humans and Pipal trees have a mutually beneficial relationship with an exchange of mutually valuable gifts to both species
Who Is a Pipal Tree
First we must answer "What is a Pipal Tree"
According to a cloth merchant, a pipal tree is a man who can speak and think just like humans can
Pipal trees are speaking all the time but we can not hear them do to our impurities
Only people with clean hearts can hear the pipal tree
Another worshipper said that you have to worship a pipal tree for a long time in order to eventually hear it
The pipal tree he worships told him that through inner words his life would be successful which gave him great peace
A priest of a Hanuman temple, said that pipal tress have personhood, souls, and they have the ability to talk and communicate
Only rare people can hear trees talk
Only hear and see the tree move and talk with their minds eye (third eye)
Issue of Consciousness
A priest of another Hanuman temple stated that pipal trees have consciousness
State that life forms have consciousness including trees
Pipal trees accept peoples' offerings
Massaging the leg of the tree awakens it and allows it to accept what people offer to him and respond to their requests
A man making a water offering to a pipal tree stated yes pipal trees have consciousness
Stated that the tree had life just like all humans do and is a person
The question "who is a pipal tree" made complete sense to these people
Indian Hindu Culture
Assumed to be an animate, sentient being with feelings and consciousness
Living presence where a meaningful and mutually beneficial relationship can be developed
Also considered to be a powerful deity
Who is the divinity of the pipal tree?
Some say Brahman pervades the pipal tree
Some called it the "Bhagavan"
When asked what form he said whatever form one sees it as
Hindus see God as being one, but also recognize diversity in divine manifestations and human dispositions and perceptions
Develop specific relationship with particular manifestations or conception of the divinity they are most attracted to (preferred deity)
Classical Hinduism encompasses many divine beings and religions
A priest of Shiva temple stated that the pipal tree has many gods
Pipal tree is their body
Within the twisted limbs of the tree he pointed out Ganesha (the elephant headed God of fruitful beings)
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Gods in the pipal tree manifest on their own in their natural form
Pipal trees are a more powerful divine to worship than a temple image
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Most common answer is Vasudeva which is another name for Vishnu
The tree is believed to be Vishnu himself
Skandia Purana identifies Ashvattha as the "tree named vishnu"
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Some people refer to the pipal tree as the pipal-devata or pipal god
Great multiplicity of all gods reside in the pipal tree
Attendant of a Hanuman temple stated that all goddesses reside in the pipal tree
Specifically Saraswati, Lakshmi, and Durga
Many people stated that Lakshmi resides in the pipal tree and sometime with her consort Vishnu