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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 [[Buddhist prayer beads|malas]] (rosaries), known as Bodhicitta malas or Bodhi seed malas, used in [[Tibetan Buddhism|Tibetan Buddhist]] worship. These are highly valued with a mala of 108 beads costing up to 80 thousand Nepalese Rupees.<ref name="Bhattarai" /> |
[[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 [[Buddhist prayer beads|malas]] (rosaries), known as Bodhicitta malas<ref name ="Chaudhary">{{cite web | url =https://globalvoices.org/2015/08/06/buddhas-beads-fetch-millions-for-farmers-in-central-nepal/? | title =Buddha’s Beads Fetch Millions for Farmers in Central Nepal | last =Chaudhary | first =Sanjib | date =06 August 2015 | website =Global Voices | access-date =03 November 2015}}</ref> or Bodhi seed malas, used in [[Tibetan Buddhism|Tibetan Buddhist]] worship. These are highly valued with a mala of 108 beads costing up to 80 thousand Nepalese Rupees.<ref name="Bhattarai" />. Reportedly the Timal region boasts an anual Buddhachitta trade worth one billion Nepali rupees ($9.8 million).<ref name ="Chaudhary" /> |
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Revision as of 17:09, 3 November 2015
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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
The tree grows to be eight to ten meters tall. It is dimorphic. The sterile branches have longer spines, and the fertile branches have shorter spines or no spines. The alternate leaves are ovate and elliptic. It has white flowers in March and April. It fruits in May through August.[2]
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[3] or Bodhi seed malas, used in Tibetan Buddhist worship. These are highly valued with a mala of 108 beads costing up to 80 thousand Nepalese Rupees.[2]. Reportedly the Timal region boasts an anual Buddhachitta trade worth one billion Nepali rupees ($9.8 million).[3]
References
- ^ "Ziziphus budhensis Bhattarai & M.L.Pathak". IPNI . Retrieved 2015-10-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ a b c Bhattarai, Khem Raj; Pathak, Mitra Lal (2015). "A New Species of Ziziphus (Rhamnaceae) from Nepal Himalayas" (PDF). Indian Journal of Plant Sciences. 22 (2). Centre for Info Bio Technology (CIBTech): 71–77. ISSN 2319–3824.
{{cite journal}}: Check|issn=value (help) - ^ a b Chaudhary, Sanjib (06 August 2015). "Buddha's Beads Fetch Millions for Farmers in Central Nepal". Global Voices. Retrieved 03 November 2015.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=and|date=(help)
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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