Banyan

Many; see text for examples Banyan (Ficus subgenus Urostigma) is a subgenus of many species of tropical figs with an unusual growth habit. They are large trees that usually start life as a seedling epiphytic on another tree (or on structures like buildings and bridges), where a fig-eating bird has deposited the seed. The roots descend over the trunk of the host seeking out the soil below, once they have rooted into this the fig roots rapidly thicken and lignify. Where the fig roots cross each other they fus ...

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Banyan: Encyclopedia - Banyan company Banyan is an old-time networking company which around the 1980s produced VINES, a network protocol and set of utilities. It was once a competitor in the file server market with Novell, Inc. and others. VINES also included StreetTalk Directory Services, one of the first viable directory services to appear in a network operating system (akin to LDAP). In October 1999 Banyan became ePresence, an internet service provider. At the same time, it announc ...

Banyan: Encyclopedia - Banyan band

Banyan is an art rock band with heavy jazz and punk influence, based in Los Angeles, California. The leader and co-founder is Stephen Perkins, who first played drums for Jane's Addiction (1987-1991, plus later regroupings), and then for Porno for Pyros. He co-founded the group with David Turin. Nels Cline is the guitarist, Willie Waldman plays trumpet, and Mike Watt is the bassist. They are also sometimes joined by a saxophonist (name?) and the first EP featured Money Mark as ke ...

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Banyan: Encyclopedia - Yggdrasil

In Norse mythology, Yggdrasil (actually Yggdrasill [ˈygˌdrasil:]; the extra -l is a nominative case marker) also sometimes called Mimameid or Lerad was the "World tree", a gigantic tree, thought to connect all the nine worlds of Norse cosmology. It is often suggested to be an ash tree, an interpretation generally accepted in the modern Scandinavian mind. Another possibility is that the tree was formerly conceived of as a yew, consistent with its Eddic ...

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Banyan: Tree Of Knowledge Can Liberate You

Sacred Places: Tree Of Knowledge Can Liberate You

Siddhartha Gautam roamed in search of the secret of sorrow and suffering. At Gaya, a village on the banks of the river Niranjana in Bihar, he sat in silent contemplation under a banyan tree.

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He attained enlightenment there, and became known as the Buddha. The spot began to be referred to as the Throne of Wisdom, and the banyan tree is now known as the Eternal Wisdom Tree, the Akshaya Bodhibriksha .

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Banyan: Man and Environment: A Symbiotic Bond

The tradition of sanctifying various trees and plants dates back to the Vedic period. Though wood as a fuel was a basic need and trees in general were treated with care and respect, some trees such as the Peepal, Banyan and Neem, commanded more respect than others.

The Tulsi (Basil) plant was grown in every household in the centre of the courtyard and ritually watered. The rituals served an important purpose - they made people aware of the environment and its importance and so indirectly helped preserve and nurture it.

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Banyan: Encyclopedia - Panchavati

Panchavati is a place in India. The name is derived from the Sanskrit pañca five vata Banyan Tree. The area of five Banyan trees is situated on the banks of River Godawari in Nasik, Maharashtra, India. In Hindusim Rama, along with his wife Sita and brother Laxmana, stayed in Panchavati during their Vanwasa period and was from here that Sita was abducted (as in the Ramayana). The famous Laxman Rekha is located in Panchavati. Today this area is a major pilgrimage and tourist attraction. ...

Banyan: Encyclopedia - Aerial root

Aerial roots are roots that are formed in and exposed to air. They are found in diverse plant species, including epiphytes also known as air plants, which includes the orchids, tropical coastal swamp trees such as mangroves and the resourceful banyan tree, and vines like irritating poison ivy. Aerial root - Types of Aerial Roots. This plant organ that is found in so many diverse plant families has different specializations that suit the habitats which the plants can grow in. In general growth form, they can ...

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Banyan: Encyclopedia - Sacred Fig

The Sacred Fig Ficus religiosa, also known as Bo (from the Sinhalese Bo), Pipal (Peepul) or Ashwattha tree, is a species of banyan fig native to India, southwest China and Indochina east to Vietnam. It is a large dry season-deciduous or semi-evergreen tree up to 30 m tall and with a trunk diameter of up to 3 m. The leaves are cordate in shape with a distinctive extended tip; they are 10-17 cm long and 8-12 cm broad, with a 6-10 cm petiole. The fruit is a sm ...

Banyan: Encyclopedia - World tree

In certain Indo-European religions there was a belief in a world tree, such as Yggdrasil, in Norse mythology, an Oak in Slavic mythology and in Hinduism, a banyan tree. Although the concept is absent from the Greek mythology, medieval Greek folk traditions and more recent ones claim that the Tree that holds the Earth is shewn by goblins (Kallikantzaroi). A World Tree (Wacah Chan) also appears in the Maya religion as the axis mundi. It connects the Middleworld of man, with Xibalba (Otherwor ...

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Banyan: Encyclopedia - Vishva Hindu Parishad

The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP; "World Hindu Council" in Hindi), is a Hindu nationalist organisation in India, an offshoot of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. It was founded in 1964. Its slogan is "Dharmo rakshiti rakshitah", or "By defending what is righteous, you will be protected." Its symbol is a banyan tree. Vishva Hindu Parishad - History. The growth of the Movement to ban cow slaughter in the late 1950s and early 1960s gave rise to the VHP. Senior members of the RSS organized the Parishad to primaril ...

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Banyan: Encyclopedia - Crossbar switch

A Crossbar switch is one of the principal architectures used to construct switches of many types. Crossbar switches are sometimes refered to as "Cross-point switches" or "Crosspoint switches". The other principal switch architectures are that of a Memory switch or a crossover switch. A Banyan switch is an important type of crossover switch. Crossbar switch - General properties of crossbar switches. Crossbar switches have a characteristic matrix of switches between the inputs to the switch and the output of ...

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Banyan: Encyclopedia II - Yggdrasil - Etymology and alternative names

The most commonly accepted etymology of the name is ygg "terrible" + drasil "steed". Yggr is taken to be an epithet of Odin, giving a meaning of "Odin's steed", taken to refer to the nine nights Odin is said to have spent hanging from the tree in order find the runes. The gallows are sometimes described in Old Norse poetry as the "horse of the hanged." Another interpretation of the name is "terrible horse", i. e. the association with Odin may be secondary. A third interpretation, with etymological difficulties, is "yew-c ...

Banyan: Sai Baba Dictionary on Banyan

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Banyan: Tree considered sacred. To mark the spot where sacred pastimes took place we may find a banyan tree.

S'rila Sanatana Gosvami quotes the following verses from S'ri Harivams'a (Vishnu-parva 11.18-22), which describe the banyan tree:

dadars'a vipulodagra-

s'akhinam s'akhinam varam

sthitam dharanyam meghabham

nibidam dala-san'cayaih

gagaardhocchritakaram

parvatabhoga-dharinam

nila-citranga-varnais' ca

sevitam bahubhih khagaih

phalaih pravalais' ca ghanaih

sendracapa-ghanopamam

bhavanakara-vithapam

lata-pushpa-sumanditam

vis'ala-mulavanatam

pavanambhoda-dharinam

adhipatyam ivanyesham

tasya des'asya s'akhinam

kurvanam s'ubha-karmanam

niravarsham anatapam

nyagrodham parvatagrabham

bhandiram nama namatah

"They saw that best of all trees, which had many long branches. With its dense covering of leaves, it resembled a cloud sitting on the earth. Indeed, its form was so large that it appeared like a mountain covering half the sky. Many birds with charming blue wings frequented that great tree, whose dense fruits and leaves made it seem like a cloud accompanied by a rainbow or like a house decorated with creepers and flowers. It spread its broad roots downward and carried upon itself the sanctified clouds. That banyan tree was like the lordly master of all other trees in that vicinity, as it performed the all-auspicious functions of warding off the rain and the heat of the sun. Such was the appearance of that nyagrodha tree known as Bhandira, which seemed just like the peak of a great mountain."

Banyan: Encyclopedia II - 2005 Pacific typhoon season - 2005 storm names

Western North Pacific tropical cyclones are named by the Tokyo Typhoon Centre of the Japan Meteorological Agency. Names are selected from the following lists; there is no annual list. The names were contributed by members of the WMO Typhoon Committee. Each of 14 nations or territories submitted 10 names, which are used in alphabetical order by the English name of the country. Unused names are marked in grey. The first storm for 2005 was Kulap. ...

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