The most beautiful trees here in Timor are the Banyan trees. For those of you who enjoy climbing trees- these are for you. They line the main street along the water and provide impressive shade during the heat of the day. They are breathtakingly beautiful.
They are the same trees that cover Angkor Wat in Cambodia (the ones Lara Croft climbs) and are considered sacred in South Asia, particularly to Hindus and Buddhists.
In Hindu mythology, the Banyan tree is known as the wish tree. It represents eternal life because of its seemingly ever-expanding branches and unbelievably large bundles of hundreds of spindly trunks. In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna uses the Banyan tree as a symbol to describe the true meaning of life.
It also represents eternal life because it supports its expanding canopy by growing special roots from its branches. These roots hang down and act as props over an ever widening circle of wonderfully knobby shoots. They have the ability to survive and grow for centuries.
This tree is also sacred to the Buddhists. After attaining enlightenment, Buddha is believed to have sat under a Banyan tree for 7 days, absorbed in his newfound realization.
I hear there are 2 monkeys who live in the last Banyan tree at the end of the beach promenade. I will find them.
They are the same trees that cover Angkor Wat in Cambodia (the ones Lara Croft climbs) and are considered sacred in South Asia, particularly to Hindus and Buddhists.
In Hindu mythology, the Banyan tree is known as the wish tree. It represents eternal life because of its seemingly ever-expanding branches and unbelievably large bundles of hundreds of spindly trunks. In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna uses the Banyan tree as a symbol to describe the true meaning of life.
It also represents eternal life because it supports its expanding canopy by growing special roots from its branches. These roots hang down and act as props over an ever widening circle of wonderfully knobby shoots. They have the ability to survive and grow for centuries.
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| A bird may drop a seed into the leaves of an existing tree where it grows and sends down long rope-like roots that gradually thicken and embrace the host tree. |
This tree is also sacred to the Buddhists. After attaining enlightenment, Buddha is believed to have sat under a Banyan tree for 7 days, absorbed in his newfound realization.
I hear there are 2 monkeys who live in the last Banyan tree at the end of the beach promenade. I will find them.
Gives insight into Shel Silverstein's children's poem, "Lester," which begins something like this...
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by the goblin who lived under the Banyan tree..."
i'm pretty sure you should try to connect your hair to these tree's
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