#fig trees

[yoga-onion]

Legends and myths about trees

Trees in Buddhism (1)

Fig trees (Ficus) - Trees that bear fruit without flowering

“Enter the fig forest and seek the flowers, but get none. In the world of the three realms (Trailokya: Ref), you seek the unwavering and you do not get one. The practitioner who knows this, forsakes this and that together...like a snake shedding its old skin.” - Buddha

Above is an extract from a verse of the Buddha in the Sutta Nipata No.5.

A common feature of the fig genus (ficus) is the peculiar inflorescence. They appears as if it suddenly bears fruit without flowering. They are hermaphrodites or dioecious, collectively known as fig trees or figs. These belonging to the family Moraceae have about 850 species and are native throughout the tropics, with a few species also found in semi-temperate zones.

Hermaphrodites are generally those that have male and female reproductive organs in one individual. Those that do not are referred to as gonochoric. In the case of plants, they are referred to as monoicous and dioicous, respectively.

The fig fruit develops as a hollow, fleshy structure called the syconium that is lined internally with numerous unisexual flowers. The tiny flowers bloom inside this cup-like structure. The small fig flowers and later small single-seeded (true) fruits line its interior surface. At maturity, these 'seeds' (actually single-seeded fruits) line the inside of each fig.

The fruit of most species are also edible though they are usually of only local economic importance or eaten as bushfood. However, they are extremely important food resources for wildlife. Figs are also of considerable cultural importance throughout the tropics, both as objects of worship and for their many practical uses.

The Bodhi tree is well known for Siddhartha Gautama (Ref2) sat under the tree, meditated and finally attained enlightenment becoming the Buddha, also known as "sacred fig tree", belongs to this fig family.

木にまつわる伝説・神話

仏教の樹木 (1)

イチジク(無花果) 〜花を咲かせずに実のなる木

“無花果の林の中に入りて、花を求めて得ることなし。三界世間（参照）の中にありて揺るがざるものを求めて得られず。かく知っている修行者は、これをもあれをも、ともに捨てる。蛇が旧き皮を脱ぎ捨てるがごとく。“ーブッダ

上記は、経集 (スッタニ･パータ 5) にあるブッタの詩篇の抜粋である。

イチジク属に共通する特徴は、花序が特殊であることだ。イチジクが無花果と言われるように、この仲間は、花が咲かずに唐突に果実を生じるように見える。雌雄同体あるいは雌雄異株で、高木になるものから低木、またはつる性の木本になる種もある。モクセイ科に属するこの植物は、約850種あり、熱帯地方全域に自生し、数種は半温帯にも分布している。

雌雄同体 (しゆうどうたい) とは、一般に、雄の生殖器官と雌の生殖器官を一個体に持っているものを言う。そうでないものは雌雄異体 (しゆういたい) という。植物の場合にはそれぞれ、雌雄同株 (しゆうどうしゅ)、雌雄異株 (しゆういしゅ) という。

イチジクの果実は、中が空洞で肉厚の「サイコウニアム (隠頭花序)」と呼ばれる構造で、その内部には多数の雌雄同体の花が並んでいる。小さな花は、このカップ状の構造物の中で咲く。その内面には、小さなイチジクの花と、後に小さな一粒の種の真果が並ぶ。成熟すると、この「種子」(実際は1粒の果実) がイチジクの内側に並ぶ。

果実はほとんどの種で食用になるが、通常は地域経済的に重要であるか、山菜・野生の果物として食されるに過ぎない。しかし、野生動物にとっては非常に重要な食糧資源である。イチジクは、熱帯地方において、崇拝の対象として、また多くの実用的な用途として、文化的に非常に重要なものである。

菩提樹は、ゴータマ・シッダールタ（参照2）がこの木の下に座って瞑想し、ついに悟りを開いてブッダとなったことで知られ、「聖なるいちじくの木」とも呼ばれる、イチジク属の植物である。

[thejewitches]

[syceusfig]

The Myth of Syceus.

Hi everyone! Fun fact about me, I love Greek Mythology. So much so that I based my username on one of my favourite ever myths: The Myth of Syceus. So, I thought, I'd share the myth on here.

Syceus was a child of Gaia as well as a Gigante. Gigantes were simply men of great strength (despite being oftentimes referred to as ‘giants’) and were troublesome in nature. Therefore, they were quick to take up arms against the Olympians when persuaded by Gaia. Hence begins the war between the Gigantes and Zeus (as well as his allies). The Gigantes proved to be a threat to the rule of Zeus, whose victory was not assured until Hercules joined the war. When the odds were favourable to Zeus, Syceus ended up fleeing to Cilicia. To prevent her son from dying at the mercy of Zeus, Gaia hid Syceus in her bosom and turned him into a fig tree.

This paragraph is actually just an excerpt from my way-too-long google slides presentation on everyone who got turned into a plant in Greek Mythology. Anyway, despite there not being much to the myth itself, there are a number for reasons why I love it.

Firstly, figs are fucking awesome. They look cool, they taste good, fig trees are incredible and have amazing significance in everything ever.

Secondly, circling back to fig tree significance, fig trees are rich in historical significance, they have been associated with success and wisdom for thousands of years. In ancient Greece, fig trees were considered an honour to bestow upon winners of competitions. Fig trees also been seen to shield humans from evil spirits. In Greek mythology, Odysseus was spared from the lethal whirlpool formed by the sea monster Charybdis by the branches of a single fig tree.

So YEAH, I know this one's a little different and a little shorter than my usual posts but I just love Greek Myths and will take absolutely any opportunity to talk about them. And, as a plus, it's a backstory on my username. Honestly, while fact-checking the fig tree significance stuff, I ran into a bunch of really interesting things that I didn't know about which may or may not lead to a sort of extension post to this one where I just talk about fig trees. Time will tell, I suppose.

[officialyourdailyinspiration]

The Promised Land

A land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, A land of olive trees and honey — Deuteronomy 8:8 | New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. All rights reserved. Cross References: Genesis 49:11; Deuteronomy 8:7; Deuteronomy 8:9; Deuteronomy 32:13

[serralarla]

Evimizin önünde ki incir ağacı çiçek açtığında iyileşicem dedi...

Ama incir ağaçları çiçek açamazlar diyemedim.... :⁠'⁠(

He said, "I will get well when the fig tree in front of our house blooms." But I couldn't say that fig trees can't bloom...... :⁠'⁠(

[fictionalred-photos]

Figs are growing fast this year

[danu2203]

Merry Christmas

FIGGY PUDDING

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make FIG TREES

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[dougielombax]

“How DARE you accuse me!” - That one fig tree after being yelled at randomly by Jesus.

“DID THAT TREE JUST FUCKING TALK?!”-Thomas.

This didn’t happen but I like to think it did.

[ther0sesared3ad]

The urge to learn every language and play every instrument and travel the world and live through every historical time period and be a writer and a poet and an actor and

[yoga-onion]

Legends and myths about trees

Trees in Buddhism (2)

Udumbara (Ficus racemosa) - Tree that flowers only once every 3000 years

In Buddhism, udumbara (Pali, Skt) refers to the tree, flower and fruit of the Ficus racemosa. In Buddhist literature, this tree or its fruit may carry the connotation of rarity and parasitism. It is also mentioned in Vedic texts as the source of wood for rituals and amulets.

According to some Buddhist scriptures, the flowers of the udumbara are enclosed within its fruit, as in all figs (Ref). Because the flower is hidden inside the fruit, a legend developed to explain the absence and supposed rarity of the visual flower. And it flowers only once every 3,000 years, at which time the ‘Golden Wheel-turning Sage King’ appears in this world.

In early medieval Japan and possibly elsewhere this flower is believed to be capable of saving the lives of those dying from disease. It is mentioned in the Heian Japanese classic Utsubo Monogatari.

Udumbara, also known as Ficus racemosa, the cluster fig, red river fig or gular, is a species of plant in the family Moraceae. It is native to Australia and tropical Asia. It is a fast-growing plant with large, very rough leaves, usually attaining the size of a large shrub, although older specimens can grow quite large and gnarled. It is unusual in that its figs grow on or close to the tree trunk, termed cauliflory.

In both the Digha Nikaya and Buddhavamsa, the udumbara tree is identified as former bodhi tree that the tree under which the Konagamana Buddha (the second Buddha of the bhadrakalpa) attained enlightenment.

木にまつわる伝説・神話

仏教の樹木 (2)

うどんげ (ﾌｨｶｽ･ﾗｾﾓｻ) 〜3000年に一度しか花が咲かない木

仏教では、ウドゥンバラ (パーリ語、サンスクリット語、和訳: 優曇華) は、フィカス・ラセモサの木、花、果実を指す。仏教の文献では、この木やその果実は、希少性や寄生の意味合いを持つことがある。また、ヴェーダのテキストでは、儀式やお守りのための木材の供給源として言及されている。

仏教経典では、うどんげの花は、すべてのイチジク（参照）と同じように果実の中に収められている。花は果実の中に隠されているため、視覚的な花がなく、珍しいとされることを説明する伝説が生まれた。また、3000年に一度だけ花が咲くといい、その時に金輪王が現世に出現するという。

中世初期の日本やその他の地域では、この花は病気で死ぬ人の命を救う力があると信じられていた。平安時代の日本の古典『うつぼ物語』にも登場する。

うどんげ (優曇華) は、別名、フサナリイチジク、レッド･リバーイチジク、ギューラとも呼ばれる、モクセイ科の植物の一種。オーストラリアと熱帯アジアが原産である。葉は大きく、非常に粗く、通常は大きな低木の大きさになるが、古い標本はかなり大きくなり、ぎざぎざになることもある。イチジクの果実が木の幹の上や近くに生えるのが特徴で、カリフローリーと呼ばれる。

『長部 (ちょうぶ、巴: ﾃﾞｨｰｶﾞ･ﾆｶｰﾔ/DN)』と『仏種姓経 (ぶっしゅしょうきょう、巴: ﾌﾞｯﾀﾞ･ｳﾞｧﾝｻ)』では、うどんげの木は、コナガマナ・ブッダ（バドラカルパの第2番目のブッダ）が悟りを開いた菩提樹の元木とされている。

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[this-is-me19]

Weird facts that have ruined food for me:

Fig trees need to essentially consume wasps to make fruit.

“Ficin”

The same fig tee that fig bars are made of, like fig newtons.

Can’t eat them ever again. Brain automatically associates wasps sting with the food and haven’t figure out how to change that.

The human brain is weird.

[warandpeas]

Filthy

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