Sacred Fig - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Sacred Fig: 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 na...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Arani: 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 ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bodhi: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Bodhi
Bodhi (Sanskrit) (from the verbal root budh to acquire understanding, awaken)   Perfect wisdom or enlightenment; true divine wisd...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashwattha: 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...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chnouphis: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Chnouphis
Chnouphis (Ancient Greek). Nouf in Egyptian. Another aspect of Ammon, and the personification of his generative power in actu, as Knep...   » Read the article

Article - Mayan Calendar: Evolving Towards Enlightenment - Ii
In the series, Evolving Towards Enlightenment I-V, Carl Johan Calleman explains the links between the Mayan Calendar Enlightenment and th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pippala: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Pippala
Pippala (Sanskrit) Also pimpala. The sacred Indian fig tree, Ficus religiosa, which holds a highly mystical and symbolic position in H...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: History Of Buddhism
The history of Buddhism spans from the 6th century BCE to the present, starting with the birth of the Buddha Siddharta Gautama. This make...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Peepal Tree: Indian Hindu Dictionary Ii On Peepal Tree
Peepal tree Botanical name or the Latin name: Ficus religious Name in "Sanskrit" language: Ashvattha   The "Peepal...   » Read the article

Article - Fruitarian Diet - Detailed Nutritional Fruitarianism Information
Nutritive values for fruits, Nutrition calculation and fruit ranking for amino acid content, vitamins and minerals. Nutritional content a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Basic Buddhist Dictionary
Buddhism: Basic Buddhist Dictionary A basic dictionary of Buddhism terms. Please note that all words in grey like " Buddhism "...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Udumbara: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Udumbara
Udumbara (Sanskrit) A variety of the fig tree, Ficus glomerata; also a rare species of lotus called the nila-udumbara (blue lotus), re...   » Read the article

Article - Mayan Calendar: Evolving Towards Enlightenment - Iii
In the series, Evolving Towards Enlightenment I-V, Carl Johan Calleman explains the links between the Mayan Calendar Enlightenment and th...   » Read the article

Article - Mayan Calendar: Evolving Towards Enlightenment - V
Mayan Calendar: In the series, Evolving Towards Enlightenment I-V, Carl Johan Calleman explains the links between the Mayan Calendar Enli...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Dictionary: Dream Dictionary On Dreams; Accuse To Advertisement
A Dream Dictionary including dreams about: Accuse, Aches, Acid, Acorn , Acquaintance, Acquit , Acrobat, Actor and Actress , Adam an...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Priapus: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Priapus
PRIAPUS An interesting poem of Petronius from the PRIAPEIA:   The Complaint of Priapus for being Veiled   The Almighty's im...   » Read the article

Article - Soul�s Journey After Death: How Soul Departs After Death
At the time of death when the breathing becomes difficult the Jiva or the individual self that is in the body goes out making noises. Jus...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kala: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Kala
KALA In Hinduism, this is the word for Time as the source of all things. In Tantric philosophy, kalas are out-flowings from time (scen...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bhandira: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Bhandira
bhandira A fig tree of the banyan species.   (See also: bhandira , Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bodhi Tree, Bo Tree: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Bodhi Tree, Bo Tree
Bodhi Tree or Bo Tree The tree of wisdom or knowledge; the tree (Pippala or Ficus religiosa) "under which Sakyamuni meditated for...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Banyan: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Banyan
Banyan (Banian) The Indian fig tree (Ficus bengalensis of the Urticaceae), a shade tree remarkable for the enormous area that a single...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bodhi: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Bodhi
Bodhi: Enlightenment; the pursuit of pure truth without any attachment.  Prince Gautama, the Buddha sat under the Bodhi tree (act...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pippala: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Pippala
pippala Ficus religiosa, a large tree of the fig family with glossy, dark green leaves.   (See also: pippala , Bhakti, Bhakti ...   » Read the article

Article - Mayan Calendar: Evolving Towards Enlightenment - Iv
In the series, Evolving Towards Enlightenment I-V, Carl Johan Calleman explains the links between the Mayan Calendar Enlightenment and th...   » Read the article

Article - Bodhi
Bodhi (Pāli and Sanskrit. Lit. awakening) is a title given in Buddhism to the specific awakening experience attained by the Indian spiri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bo: Encyclopedia - Bo
Bo or BO may be: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (AAR reporting mark BO) Belarus, FIPS Pub 10-4 and obsolete NATO digram (BO) Bo is the evil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tree: Encyclopedia - Tree
A tree can be defined as a large, perennial, woody plant. Though there is no set definition regarding minimum size, the term generally ap...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Axis Mundi: Encyclopedia - Axis Mundi
The axis mundi (world axis), in religion or mythology, is the center of the world and/or the connection between heaven and earth. It is c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 288 Bc: Encyclopedia - 288 Bc
Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC - 280s BC - 270s BC 260s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Banyan: Encyclopedia - Banyan
Many; see text for examples Banyan (Ficus subgenus Urostigma) is a subgenus of many species of tropical figs with an unusual growth habit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bodhi: Encyclopedia - Bodhi
Bodhi (Pāli and Sanskrit. Lit. awakening) is a title given in Buddhism to the specific awakening experience attained by the Indian spiri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bodhi Tree: Encyclopedia - Bodhi Tree
The Bodhi tree was a large and very old specimen of the Sacred Fig, located at the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya (about 100 km from Patna...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahabodhi Temple: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahabodhi Temple - History
Mahabodhi Temple - Rise of Buddhism. Traditional accounts say that, around 530 BC, Gautam Buddha, wandering as a monk, reached the sylv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Famous Trees: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Famous Trees - Real Individual Trees
List of famous trees - Africa. Arbre du Ténéré, a very isolated tree in the Sahara region. List of famous trees - Asia. The Bod...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tree: Encyclopedia Ii - Tree - Champion Trees
The world's champion trees can be considered on several factors; height, trunk diameter or girth, total size, and age. It is significant ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bodhi: Encyclopedia Ii - Bodhi - Modes Of Enlightenment
Bodhi - Sāvaka-Bodhi Arhat. Those who study the teaching of a samma-sambuddha and then attain enlightenment in this world are known as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fig: Encyclopedia Ii - Fig - Symbolism
In the Book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament rotten figs are used as a symbol for destruction, and in the New Testament Jesus rebukes an ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tree: Encyclopedia Ii - Tree - Classifications
A tree is a plant form and trees occur in many different orders and families of plants. Trees thus show a wide variety of growth form, le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tree: Encyclopedia Ii - Tree - Morphology
The basic parts of a tree are the roots, trunk(s), branches, twigs and leaves. Tree stems consist mainly of support and transport tissues...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tree: Encyclopedia Ii - Tree - Major Tree Genera
Tree - Flowering plants Magnoliophyta; angiosperms. Anacardiaceae (Cashew family) Cashew, Anacardium occidentale Mango, Mangifera in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tree: Encyclopedia Ii - Tree - Life Stages
The life cycles of trees, especially conifers, are divided into the following stages in forestry for survey and documentation purposes: ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahabodhi Temple: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahabodhi Temple - Architectural Style
Mahabodhi Temple is constructed of brick and is one the oldest brick structures to have survived in eastern India. It considered to a fin...   » Read the article