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Pipal: Encyclopedia - Upanayanam

Upanayanam (from upa: auxiliary and nayanam: eye) literally means bringing (the ultimate truth) nearer in sight. This ceremony is called Munja in the state of Maharashtra. Its origin lies in worship of Munja, a deity on the Pipal tree. This deity is a bachelor and is worshipped throughout Maharashtra. As per Indian traditions, the Pipal tree represents knowledge. This is the origin of the ceremony. The sacred thread was added later on. Upanayan has got one more meaning that Upa na(over/above) yan am(it is) ...

Pipal: Sai Baba Dictionary on Pipal

Pipal:

Pipal: Tree, considered sacred both to Hindus and Buddhists. It is also known as Bodhi tree because Lord Buddha attained enlightenment under this tree. It's a very big tree which has roots, which rise from the ground and then come back to the ground and appear to be additional trunks.

Pipal: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary on Ashwattha

Ashwattha: The pipal (sacred fig) tree, the eternal tree of life whose roots are in heaven. The "world tree" in the sense of the axis of the earth and even of the cosmos.

Pipal: In Praise of Trees - Nature's Gift

A tree is a beautiful expression of mother earth's creativity. It has shakti . It restores balance in the environment by its positive force. A tree doesn't have a mind of its own, only the cosmic heart of the universe. It responds to human sentiments.

The pipal tree is sacred to Hindus and Buddhists - the Buddha attained nirvana under this tree. In the Bhagavad Gita Krishna said: "I am as strong as the pipal is among trees." Pipal and tulsi play significant roles in Hindu rituals. The neem tree is the favourite of Durga, and it is grown to ward off evil spirits. The Avdhumra tree is believed to be the abode of Lord Dattatreya, so it is never cut down

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Pipal: The different steps in a Homa and their significance

Detailed description of how a Homa is performed.
During a homa, various rituals are performed successively in order to activate various energies and to also develop the right emotion to perform the homa. Some of these rituals are common and must be observed before every homa. After these rituals are performed, the main homa would begin wherein the rituals differ depending on which deity you invoke. The common rituals for all homas are described.

Pipal: 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 ...

Pipal: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary on Vata

vata: (Sanskrit) The banyan tree, Ficus indicus sacred to

Siva. Thought to derive from vat, "to surround,

encompass" - also called nyagrodha, "growing

downwards." Ancient symbol of the Sanatana Dharma. Its

relative, the ashvattha, or pipal tree, is given in the

Upanishads as a metaphor for creation, with the "roots

above and the branches below."

(See also: Vata, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)

Pipal: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary on Vata

vata: (Sanskrit) The banyan tree, Ficus indicus sacred to Siva. Thought to derive from vat, "to surround, encompass" - also called nyagrodha, "growing downwards."

Ancient symbol of the Sanatana Dharma. Its relative, the ashvattha, or pipal tree, is given in the Upanishads as a metaphor for creation, with the "roots above and the branches below."

(See also: Vata, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)

Pipal: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary on Arani

Arani (Sanskrit) (from the verbal root ri to tend upward, move, insert, fix)

Moving around; being fitted in or inserted. Arani (sing) is one of the two ceremonial rubbing-sticks used to ignite the sacrificial fire: the upper stick, uttararani or pramantha, is held upright and set into a groove in the lower stick, adhararani, and when twirled or rotated rapidly it generates heat and flame. According to the Rig-Veda, the upright stick was made from the sami tree (Mimosa suma), and the horizontal from the asvattha or pipal tree (Ficus religiosa), the sacred fig tree. In the Satapatha-brahmana, however, both sticks were carved from the wood of the asvattha.

The arani (dual) represent the father and mother elements in nature, the creative, generative energy producing the offspring from the receiver, the mother. While the male/female metaphor has application physiologically, it may be interpreted cosmically: "this idea of the creative power of fire is explained at once by the ancient assimilation of the human soul to a celestial spark" (M. G. Dech 261); again "The 'female Arani,' the mistress of the race, is Aditi, the mother of the gods, or Shekinah, eternal light -- in the world of Spirit, the 'Great Deep' and Chaos; or primordial Substance in its first remove from the Unknown, in the manifested Kosmos" (SD 2:527).

Pipal: Encyclopedia II - Malda - History

Malda is called the gateway of North Bengal. It was once the capital of Gour-Banga with its 3456 km² lay of the land classified into Tal, Diara, and Barind awaits the advent of tourists and people of archeological interest with its wealth to be enjoyed and its huge potential to be explored. Malda region is washed by the waves of the rivers Ganges, Mahananda, Fulahar and Kalindri. Panini mentioned a city named Gourpura, which by strong reason may be identified as the city of Gouda, ruins of which are situated in this district. Examples are legion of the relic of a predecessor kingdom being used in the mon ...