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'''Plantain tree''' ([[Wyl.]] ''chu shing'') - | '''Plantain tree''' ([[Wyl.]] ''chu shing'') - the tree referred to in Buddhist texts as ‘chushing’ (often translated as plantain or banana tree) is said to bear fruit once and then die. It is often referred to in Buddhist texts, where it is used as an example for things that lack any real substance, because when the ''chushing'' is peeled it is found to have no core or essence. [[Gendün Chöpel]], on his pilgrimage to India, painted this tree and sent his painting back to Tibet, claiming he had found the real ‘chushing’ tree, and that it was a kind of pine. | ||
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Revision as of 18:46, 11 July 2007
Plantain tree (Wyl. chu shing) - the tree referred to in Buddhist texts as ‘chushing’ (often translated as plantain or banana tree) is said to bear fruit once and then die. It is often referred to in Buddhist texts, where it is used as an example for things that lack any real substance, because when the chushing is peeled it is found to have no core or essence. Gendün Chöpel, on his pilgrimage to India, painted this tree and sent his painting back to Tibet, claiming he had found the real ‘chushing’ tree, and that it was a kind of pine.