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More Mysteries |
| Kadupul & Naga Valli, Legandary Flower and Betel of Divine Serpents |
| Kadupul
- the legendary flower of the Celestial Nagas. It is believed that when
these flowers bloom, the Nagas come down from their celestial abode, to
offer them to the Buddha on the Holy Mountain Sri Pada. The strange fragrance,
the midnight miracle, and the fact that flowers bloom in the season when
people flock to Sri Pada. In many cultures the snake was revered as the
god of life. The sign of DNA a double helix, two snakes intertwined. The Naga Valli betel leaf carries a yellow imprint of the Cobra head, the emblem of the Nagas. Hindu scritures write that the world rests on the head of Shesh Naga. The multiheaded Cobra continues to hold the Earth "Pruthvi" on it's head to this day. "They
worship Him, Buddha thus The
gods with Heavenly flowers The Asuras with the Sith
Palol flowers. The Nagas with Kadupul"According to Buddhism
there are 24 Tirthankars or spiritual Buddhas that have come down through
the ages. The 23/24 Buddha was Mahavir, one wonders when the first Buddha
came into existence. |
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