The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sadhanamala and Other Cognate Tantric Texts of Rituals c25.9
The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sādhanamālā and Other Cognate Tāntric Texts of Rituals c25.9
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c25.9
Aśoka, the absence of sorrow; but the word is always used to designate a particular kind of tree which blossoms forth red flowers. From time immemorial, this tree is regarded as sacred in India. It is believed that kicks at the tree by chaste women cause it to blossom.