udumbara
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(Language: Sanskrit) |
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A wild fig tree which flowers only every 3000 years. In Buddhism, it was said to flower before the birth of the Buddha. |
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A wild fig tree which flowers only every 3000 years, and is seen as an omen of a coming significant cosmic event. In Buddhism, it was said to flower before the birth of the Buddha. |
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The Essential Shinran: A Buddhist Path of True Entrusting |
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