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'''Udumbara''' ([[Sanskrit]]) refers to both the name of a blue lotus (''nila udumbara'') and a flower from the ''[[ficus glomerata]]'' tree in [[Buddhist mythology]]. |
'''Udumbara''' ([[Sanskrit]]) refers to both the name of a blue lotus (''nila udumbara'') and a flower from the ''[[ficus glomerata]]'' tree in [[Buddhist mythology]]. |
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According to [[Thich Nhat Hanh]], a [[Buddhist scripture|scroll]] in the Tu Hieu Temple Monastery says the tree blossomed once before the birth of [[Buddha]], and may blossom only every three thousand years from that point. Buddhists regard it as a supernatural omen when it blossoms. In Buddhist writings, the blossoming of the Udumbara is used to stress the rare preciousness of an event or occasion. Also in some Buddhist scriptures it is said that this flower blossoms every 3000 years, coinciding with the time that the [[King of Falun]] comes to the human world to save the people. |
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Revision as of 12:40, 21 February 2008
Udumbara (Sanskrit) refers to both the name of a blue lotus (nila udumbara) and a flower from the ficus glomerata tree in Buddhist mythology.
According to Thich Nhat Hanh, a scroll in the Tu Hieu Temple Monastery says the tree blossomed once before the birth of Buddha, and may blossom only every three thousand years from that point. Buddhists regard it as a supernatural omen when it blossoms. In Buddhist writings, the blossoming of the Udumbara is used to stress the rare preciousness of an event or occasion. Also in some Buddhist scriptures it is said that this flower blossoms every 3000 years, coinciding with the time that the King of Falun comes to the human world to save the people.
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