Origin of banyan tree

Motif

Origin of banyan tree.

Mythological motifs. · Origin of trees and plants. · Origin of various plants and trees. · Origin of other plant forms. · view the constellation · filed as A2681.10

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Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter V V. The Magical Control of the Weather
Hawaiian Legends of Maui and Hawaiian Legends of Volcanoes , V V.
Buddhist The Jataka, or Stories of the Buddha's Former Births , Book I
Buddhist The Jataka, or Stories of the Buddha's Former Births , Book II
Indic The Mahābhārata , Book 10, Section 1

Filed across the traditions

Marquesas Handy 123.

Within the index

Filed under Origin of trees. (Cf. A2612.1.)

Filed beside it

Origin of weeping willow. (Cf. A2632.1.) Origin of oak Poplars from weeping maidens transformed by god Origin of birch trees Origin of palms Origin of bamboo Origin of sandalwood tree Origin of dammar tree Origin of mulberry tree Origin of breadfruit tree Origin of palm-wine tree Origin of cedar tree

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