bo de tse

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བོ་དེ་ཙེ
(CH) bodhi seed [fruit pit suitable for mala beads] [IW]

(CH bodhi seed [IW]

(med) "Bodhi seeds". Synonyms : bu tro dzi ba (Shel gong), bo de tsa, bo di tsa ('Jam-dpal), tshos (Molvray 1988). Skt.: aśvattha (Dash 1989, Pandanus), pippala (Pandanus)
bo de'i 'bras bu tshi gus bu rtsi byed / ces pas / bo de rtse'i 'bras bu dge 'dun rnams kyis phyag phreng mdzad pas nor 'phrang med / 'di'i 'bras bu'i shing sgo chos 'byung can gyi gus sbyor sde byed pas pho mo gsham la sring 'bebs par nus / chos 'byung can ma rnyed na gzhan pas tshab rung / ming bu tro dzi ba zer // (Shel gong shel phreng, pdf p 212.5) bo de tsa ni / rgya gar gyi shing gang bu ka bed ltar la chung mthug dmar smug / nang du 'bras bu brgya rtsa brgyad kho na yod pas 'phreng ba byas par gser rtsa ma zer / bug yod chos 'byung bo de tsa zer ba shing thog tshi gu ltar ro / shel sgong las / bo de'i 'bras bu tshi gus bu rtsi byed // ces gsungs // (mDzes mtshar mig rgyan, pdf p 128)

Illustrations : 'Jam-dpal (pdf p 128, 396) bo de tsa, bo ti tsa

1. Ficus religiosa L. (Moraceae) Bodhi tree, Sacred fig tree (Molvray 1988 D,P)
2. Ziziphus montana W.W.Sm. (Rhamnaceae) Jujube species (Wangyal 2020), reported name bo de'i 'bras bu.

There is no doubt about the identity of the Bodhi tree, but it's seeds, like the seeds of all fig trees, are tiny. Figs do not have kernels to make beads.
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 08:33, 4 March 2024 (EST)