Butea frondosa: 1 definition
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Butea frondosa means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Butea frondosa (the Palāśa tree) flowers were commonly traded with foreign merchants in ancient India, according to Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—The Kuvalayamala (779 A.D.) is full of cultural material which gains in value because of the firm date of its composition. [...] At Sūrpāraka there was a guild of local merchants. It was their custom to hold a reception in honour of merchants from outside and to learn from them the country of their origin, the destination, field of trade, the nature, value and volume of commodity in which he is interested and all such matters relating to his business. [...] One said: “I went to Suvarṇa-dvīpa (Sumatra) taking flowers of the Palāśa tree (Butea frondosa) and brought gold from there (contemporary with the Śailendra emperor of Sumatra and Java)” [...]
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Full-text (+128): Palasha, Kimshuka, Lakshavriksha, Kashthadru, Angarika, Brahmapadapa, Vatapotha, Lakshataru, Raktareṇu, Angarita, Putadru, Yajnika, Brahmavriksha, Parnin, Hastikarna, Kincana, Rajadana, Ksharashreshtha, Parnamaya, Trivrinta.
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