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[[File:Bodhi_seed_mala.jpg|thumb|right|<center>A Bodicitta mala of ''Ziziphus budhensis'' seeds</center>]]''Ziziphus budhensis'' has an edible fruit and the tree is also used as cattle fodder. The seeds, are used as beads to make malas (rosaries) known as Bodhicitta malas or Bodhi seed malas used in [[Tibetan Buddhism|Tibetan Buuddhist]] worship. These are highly valued with a mala of 108 beads costing up to 80 thousand Nepalese Rupees.<ref name="Bhattarai" /> |
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| Ziziphus budhensis Bhattarai & M.L.Pathak [1]
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Ziziphus budhensis is a species of plant in the Rhamnaceae family endemic to the Timal region of Kavreplanchok in Central Nepal. [2]
Description
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Economic and Religious value
Ziziphus budhensis has an edible fruit and the tree is also used as cattle fodder. The seeds, are used as beads to make malas (rosaries) known as Bodhicitta malas or Bodhi seed malas used in Tibetan Buuddhist worship. These are highly valued with a mala of 108 beads costing up to 80 thousand Nepalese Rupees.[2]
References
- ^ "Ziziphus budhensis Bhattarai & M.L.Pathak". IPNI . Retrieved 2015-10-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ a b Bhattarai, Khem Raj; Pathak, Mitra Lal (2015). "A New Species of Ziziphus (Rhamnaceae) from Nepal Himalayas" (PDF). ISSN 2319–3824.
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External links
- A New Species of Ziziphus (Rhamnaceae) from Nepal Himalayas
- Buddha’s Beads Fetch Millions for Farmers in Central Nepal
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