 Hokora - A 3,000 year old tree in Takeo no Ōkusu, Japan  A sacred tree is a tree which is considered to be sacred. They featured in, for example, the ancient Greek, Hindu mythology, Celtic and Germanic mythologies. They continue to hold profound meaning in Shinto, religion in China, and Akan people, among other institutions. Groups are known as sacred groves.Cusack (2011:171-172).  Camphor sacred tree with shrine at the base at Kayashima Station An example of the importance of a sacred tree is the 700-year old camphor growing in the middle of Kayashima Station. Locals protested against moving the tree when the railway station had to be expanded, so the station was built around URL  The     Indian-origin religions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism, the ecology, such as trees, rivers, fauna, mountain are sacred and revered objects of worship. There are numerous sacred groves of India.  Philippines Cusack, Carole M. 2011. The Sacred Tree: Ancient and Medieval Manifestations  . Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Sculpture of the Buddha meditating under the Maha Bodhi Tree of Bodh Gaya in India. Stone illustration of the "tree temple" built by Asoka at Bodh Gaya in India around the sacred Bodhi tree. Sculpture of the Satavahana period at Sanchi, 1st century CE. Hokora - A 3,000 year old tree in Takeo no Ōkusu, Japan . A sacred tree is a tree which is considered to be sacred. They featured in, for example, the ancient Greek, Hindu mythology, Celtic and Germanic mythologies. They continue to hold profound meaning in Shinto, religion in China, and Akan people, among other institutions. Groups are known as sacred groves.Cusack (2011:171-172). Tree worship is core part of religions which include aspects of animism as core elements of their belief, which is the eco-friendly belief that trees, forests, rivers, mountains, etc have a life force ('anime' i.e. alive') and need to be conserved and used in a sustainable manner. An example of the importance of a sacred tree is the 700-year old camphor growing in the middle of Kayashima Station. Locals protested against moving the tree when the railway station had to be expanded, so the station was built around URL The largest sacred trees are found in India. Bodhi Tree in Bodh Gaya in India, under which Lord Buddha meditated, is revered as a scared tree. The Diamond throne or Vajrashila, where the Buddha sat under the Bodhi Tree in Bodh Gaya The Mahabodhi tree in Bodhgaya today During Vat Purnima festival married women tying threads around a banyan tree. The Indian-origin religions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism, the ecology, such as trees, rivers, fauna, mountain are sacred and revered objects of worship. There are numerous sacred groves of India. Japan Camphor sacred tree with shrine at the base at Kayashima Station. Philippines Cusack, Carole M. 2011. The Sacred Tree: Ancient and Medieval Manifestations '' . Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
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Sculpture of the Buddha meditating under the Maha Bodhi Tree of Bodh Gaya in India. Stone illustration of the "tree temple" built by Asoka at Bodh Gaya in India around the sacred Bodhi tree. Sculpture of the Satavahana period at Sanchi, 1st century CE.
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Tree worship is core part of religions which include aspects of animism as core elements of their belief, which is the eco-friendly belief that trees, forests, rivers, mountains, etc have a life force ('anime' i.e. alive') and need to be conserved and used in a sustainable manner.
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Camphor sacred tree with shrine at the base at Kayashima Station
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The largest sacred trees are found in India. Bodhi Tree in Bodh Gaya in India, under which Lord Buddha meditated, is revered as a scared tree.
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Diamond throne or Vajrashila, where the Buddha sat under the Bodhi Tree in Bodh Gaya
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The Mahabodhi tree in Bodhgaya today
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During Vat Purnima festival married women tying threads around a banyan tree.
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Japan Camphor sacred tree with shrine at the base at Kayashima Station.
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