page_title: Tree of life
hierarchical_section_title: Tree of life
caption_attribution_description: English: Painting of life tree in interoer of Shaki Khan palace, Azerbaijan NAtional Art Museum, Usta Gambar Garabagi Русский: Изображение дерева жизни в интерьере Шекинского ханского дворца. Национальный музей искусств Азербайджана, Уста Гамбар Гарабаги
context_page_description: The tree of life is a fundamental widespread myth or archetype in many of the world's mythologies, religious and philosophical traditions. It is closely related to the concept of the sacred tree.
  The tree of knowledge, connecting to heaven and the underworld, and the tree of life, connecting all forms of creation, are both forms of the world tree or cosmic tree, and are portrayed in various religions and philosophies as the same tree.
context_section_description: The tree of life is a fundamental widespread myth (mytheme) or archetype in many of the world's mythologies, religious and philosophical traditions. It is closely related to the concept of the sacred tree. 
  The tree of knowledge, connecting to heaven and the underworld, and the tree of life, connecting all forms of creation, are both forms of the world tree or cosmic tree, and are portrayed in various religions and philosophies as the same tree.
caption: 17th-century depiction of the tree of life in Palace of Shaki Khans, Azerbaijan
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