Isbn: 9789383811922 - tree worship and temples (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. pp. 102.

Soft cover. Zustand: New. The tree, is worshipped in Tamil Nadu, not as a deity in itself, but as the abode of Gods and Spirits. One cannot but arrive at the Universal irresistible conclusion that the adoration of trees and plants, in virtue of the supernatural qualities or divine essence supposed to be inherent in them, is almost universally diffused over the globe and that this form of religion is of the greatest antiquity. Every big temple in South India has a holy tree of its own, pregnant with the significance of its hoary past. These trees are now cs]alled Sthalavriksha (the holytree of the sacred place) The Author, has covered new ground and done pioneering work in collecting together and presenting in a succinct manner all available references to tree worship found scattered in the entire range of Tamil literature.…