Hinduism and Sacred Nature (Set of 3 Books)

Publisher : Penguin Books India Pvt. Ltd.
Author : NANDITHA KRISHNA & M. AMIRTHALINGAM
Language : English
Edition : 2014
ISBN : 9780143066262
9780143423201
9780143427834
Pages : 855
Cover : PAPERBACK
Dimension : 20.5 cm x 12.5 cm
Weight : 630 gm

Trees and plants have long been held sacred to communities the world over. In India they feature in our myths, epics, rituals, worship, and daily life. There is the pipal, under which the Buddha meditated, the banyan, in whose branches hide spirits; the ashoka, in a grove of which Sita sheltered, and the tulsi, without which no Hindu house is considered complete. Before temples were constructed, trees were open-air shrines and many were symbolic of the Buddha himself.

Sacred Plants of India lays out the sociocultural roots of the plants found in the Indian subcontinent, while asserting their ecological importance. Informative, thought-provoking, and meticulously researched, this book draws on mythology, botany, and the ancient religious traditions of India to assemble a fascinating account of India's flora.