Sacred Ritual Plants Of India

Author : Nanditha Krishna
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-15
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9789351186915

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Sacred Plants of India by Nanditha Krishna Pdf

Plants personify the divine— The Rig Veda (X.97) Trees and plants have long been held sacred to communities the world over. In India, we have a whole variety of flora that feature in our myths, our epics, our rituals, our worship and our daily life. There is the pipal, under which the Buddha meditated on the path to enlightenment; the banyan, in whose branches hide spirits; the ashoka, in a grove of which Sita sheltered when she was Ravana’s prisoner; the tulsi, without which no Hindu house is considered complete; the bilva, with whose leaves it is possible to inadvertently worship Shiva. Before temples were constructed, trees were open-air shrines sheltering the deity, and many were symbolic of the Buddha himself. Sacred Plants of India systematically lays out the sociocultural roots of the various plants found in the Indian subcontinent, while also asserting their ecological importance to our survival. Informative, thought-provoking and meticulously researched, this book draws on mythology and botany and the ancient religious traditions of India to assemble a detailed and fascinating account of India’s flora.

Author : Anil Kumar Dhiman
Publisher : Daya Books
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 8170353238

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Sacred Plants and Their Medicinal Uses by Anil Kumar Dhiman Pdf

Tree Or Plant Worship Or The Worship Using Plant S Parts Is One Of The Earliest Forms Of Religions In Ancient World. It Was Through The Worship Of The Plants Or Trees That Man Attempted To Approach And Propitiate The God. Before Man Developed Agriculture, He Lived Mostly On Fruits And Nuts Of The Plants. He Used Their Implements For Peace And War. He Used Their Implements For Peace And War. It Was From Wood That He Obtained Fire To Cook His Food And To Warm His Cave Dwellings Apart From The Beauty Of Their Flowers, Which Excited His Imagination. It Was Beneficial Influence Of The Trees That Prompted Our Remote Ancestors To Worship Them. The Earliest Form Of Worship Was Probably The Veneration Of The Mother Goddess, The Earth Mother. Fertility, Creation And The World Of Plants And Animals Were Her Blessings To Her Devotees. The Worship Of The Tree Would Have Originated Somewhere At This Time As The Adoration Of Her Creative Abilities, Symbolizing Fertility So Essential To The Survival Of Early People. Tree Worship Is Found In Various Societies World Over, Especially In India. Besides, There Is A Belief That The Plants, Which Are Sacred Or Being Worshipped That Have The Medicinal Potential Too. The Present Book On Sacred Plants And Their Medicinal Uses Is An Attempt To Provide A Comprehensive Account On Some Of The Important Plants, Which Are Not Only Being Used In Sacrificial Rites And Rituals Dealing With Cultural Heritage, Festivals, And Religious Ceremonies Standing From Birth Till Death But Also In Medicine, Particularly In India. It Is Hoped That This Book Will Be Useful For Research Workers Working In The Field Of Ancient History, Ancient Literature, Botany And Medical Sciences Besides, The General Layman Interested In The Sacred Use Of Plants. Contents Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Discussion Of Plants.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 525 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1636069835

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Sacred & Ritual Plants of India by Anonim Pdf

Author : Krishna Nanditha,M. Amirthalingam
Publisher : Prhi
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0143430912

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Sacred Plants of India by Krishna Nanditha,M. Amirthalingam Pdf

Plants personify the divine- The Rig Veda (X.97) Trees and plants have long been held sacred to communities the world over. In India, we have a whole variety of flora that feature in our myths, our epics, our rituals, our worship and our daily life. There is the pipal, under which the Buddha meditated on the path to enlightenment; the banyan, in whose branches hide spirits; the ashoka, in a grove of which Sita sheltered when she was Ravana's prisoner; the tulsi, without which no Hindu house is considered complete; the bilva, with whose leaves it is possible to inadvertently worship Shiva. Before temples were constructed, trees were open-air shrines sheltering the deity, and many were symbolic of the Buddha himself. Sacred Plants of India systematically lays out the sociocultural roots of the various plants found in the Indian subcontinent, while also asserting their ecological importance to our survival. Informative, thought-provoking and meticulously researched, this book draws on mythology and botany and the ancient religious traditions of India to assemble a detailed and fascinating account of India's flora.

Author : S.K. Sood,V. Thakur,T.N. Lakhanpal
Publisher : Scientific Publishers
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2005-04-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789387741461

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Sacred And Magico-Religious Plants Of India by S.K. Sood,V. Thakur,T.N. Lakhanpal Pdf

The compendium brings together for the first time, complete, up-to-date information on 469 plants of sacred and magico-religious importance from the Indian perspective. Inclusion of 12 appendices and an over 57 colour photographs are the other important features of this compilation. With its comprehensive coverage of the subject, Sacred and Magico-religious Plants of India is a vital reference source for students, teachers, scientific and university libraries, institutions and individuals active in ethnobotanical research and also to all those who are nature worshippers and eager to know more about Indian mythology.

Author : Frederick J. Simoons
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0299159043

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Plants of Life, Plants of Death by Frederick J. Simoons Pdf

This study examines plants associated with ritual purity, fertility, prosperity and life, and plants associated with ritual impurity, sickness, ill fate and death. It provides detail from history, ethnography, religious studies, classics, folklore, ethnobotany and medicine.

Author : Dr. Amrendra Kumar Anand
Publisher : Blue Rose Publishers
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2024-03-15
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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CEREMONIAL AND RITUAL PLANTS OF INDIA: The Shubh-Labh Connections Between Spirituality And Science by Dr. Amrendra Kumar Anand Pdf

The book, “CEREMONIAL AND RITUAL PLANTS OF INDIA: The Shubh-Labh Connections Between Spirituality And Science”, tried to correlate our cultural, religious and spiritual beliefs about plants with modern science. It also tried to clarify the Indian customs, rituals and ceremonies associated with plants and the hidden scientific reasons behind them. This book finds and establishes the mutual relationship among spirituality, science, plants and human beings. Also, pin-pointed how and why the plants have been an integral part of Indian culture from early of the civilization as well as why plants are worshiped as God or Goddess which indirectly valued plants & spreading message to conserve them for generations. Hopefully, prove beneficial for research in the field of ethnobotany and folkloric medicine.

Author : Trilok Chandra Majupuria
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Ethnobotany
ISBN : STANFORD:36105133626395

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Religious & Useful Plants of Nepal & India by Trilok Chandra Majupuria Pdf

Author : Albertina Nugteren
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789047415619

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Belief, Bounty, and Beauty by Albertina Nugteren Pdf

This study is focused on the interaction of material and symbolic values ascribed to sacred trees in India and expressed in 3,000 years of ritual practice. Point of departure is the contemporary trend of mining religious narratives in order to mobilise environmental awareness.

Author : P. C. Trivedi
Publisher : I. K. International Pvt Ltd
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Ethnobotany
ISBN : 9788188237623

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Medicinal Plants by P. C. Trivedi Pdf

Mankind has used plants as a source of medicine since ancient times. Initially, these formed the bulk of folk or ethnomedicine, practiced in India and other parts of the world. Later, a considerable part of this indigenous knowledge was documented and merged with the organised system of medicine. This book contains articles covering information on medicinal plants used for curing various ailments, with a special focus on India. It covers herbal formulation and its standardization, herbal remedies in antibacterial therapy, commercial use of medicinal plants and the ethno-medico-botany of some sacred plants. The book also provides an account of traditional medicinal plants and their prospective applications in the modern day world. This book will serve as a useful reference for botanists, phytochemists, and those related to the pharmaceutical industry.

Author : David Spess
Publisher : Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2000-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0892817313

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Soma by David Spess Pdf

Shrouded in mystery for centuries, Soma is simultaneously a sacred hallucinogenic plant, a personified God, and a cosmological principle. With the renewed interest in the ritual use of psychoactive substances, shamanism, and alternative modalities of healing, Soma provides an important key to understanding the earliest systemized methods of medicine, psychology, magic, rejuvenation, longevity, and alchemy.

Author : P. Sensarma
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Ethnobotany
ISBN : CORNELL:31924051765752

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Plants in the Indian Purāṇas by P. Sensarma Pdf

Author : Frederick J. Simoons
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0756763681

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Plants of Life, Plants of Death by Frederick J. Simoons Pdf

Examines plants associated with ritual purity, fertility, good health, prosperity, & life, on the one hand, or with ritual impurity, sickness, ill fate, & death, on the other. Offers a wealth of detail from not only history, ethnography, religious studies, classics, & folklore, but also from ethnobotany & medicine. Surveys a vast geographical region extending from Europe through the Near East to India & China, discussing such plants as tulsi, the most sacred plant of Hinduism; India's giant sacred fig trees, the pipal & the banyan; the history of mandrake & ginseng; & the story of garlic & onions as impure foods. Identifies & discusses physical characteristics of plants that have contributed to their contrasting ritual roles. B&W illustrations.

Author : Shakti M. Gupta
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Social Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025744165

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Plant Myths and Traditions in India by Shakti M. Gupta Pdf

Third revised and enlarged edition, incl. 28 b&w ills. - Trees and plants play an important part in the myths and customs of India. Many are considered holy, often for reasons that are lost in the mists of antiquity - they are associated with gods, planets, months, etc...

Author : Sankar Sen Gupta
Publisher : Calcutta : Indian Publications
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : India
ISBN : UVA:X001200210

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Sacred Trees Across Cultures and Nations by Sankar Sen Gupta Pdf