Vrikshayurveda (and environmental philosophy)
by Beenapani Mishra | 2007 | 47,458 words
Summary: This essay studies the Environmental Philosophy in the Vrikshayurveda Texts including English translation of extracts. Vrksayurveda represents the ancient Indian science of Horticulture. This study researches topics such as “Environmental Values� reflected in various Sanskrit Texts. Another topic discussed is the “importance of trees and plants� for which various references can be found in texts of ancient India such as the Vedas, Sutras and Puranas.
The following are some of the important texts discussed:
-) SurapÄla Vá¹›ká¹£Äyurveda (सà¥à¤°à¤ªà¤¾à¤² वृकà¥à¤·à¤¾à¤¯à¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¥‡à¤�), Surapala Vrikshayurveda;
-) VarÄhamihira Bá¹›hatsamhitÄ (वराहमिहिà¤� बृहतà¥à¤¸à¤®à¥à¤¹à¤¿à¤¤à¤¾), Varahamihira Brihatsamhita;
-) ÅšÄraá¹…gadhara Upavanavinoda (शारङà¥à¤—धर उपवनविनोà¤�), Sharangadhara Upavanavinoda;
-) Bá¹›hatvÄstumÄlÄ (बृहतà¥à¤µà¤¾à¤¸à¥à¤¤à¥à¤®à¤¾à¤²à¤�), Brihatvastumala;
-) AgnipurÄṇa (अगà¥à¤¨à¤¿à¤ªà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤£), Agnipurana;
-) Viṣṇudharmottara-purÄṇa (विषà¥à¤£à¥à¤§à¤°à¥à¤®à¥‹à¤¤à¥à¤¤à¤�-पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�), Vishnudharmottara-purana;
-) Matsya-purÄṇa (मतà¥à¤¸à¥à¤¯-पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�), Matsya-purana;
-) ViÅ›vavallabha of CakrapÄṇi-miÅ›ra (विशà¥à¤µà¤µà¤²à¥à¤²à¤ ओf चकà¥à¤°à¤ªà¤¾à¤£à¤¿-मिशà¥à¤�), Vishvavallabha of Cakrapani-mishra;
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