The pistil of the renounciant, a fire without flames. Considerations on the symbology of the night jasmine in the Indian world
Although the night jasmine – in Sanskrit pārijāta – is very well-known in the South Asian world, very few scholars have reflected upon its many significances, which go from mythology to medicine. Nevertheless, such a pleasantly fragrant, delicate and immaculate flower evocates several echoes in the...
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| description | Although the night jasmine – in Sanskrit pārijāta – is very well-known in the South Asian world, very few scholars have reflected upon its many significances, which go from mythology to medicine. Nevertheless, such a pleasantly fragrant, delicate and immaculate flower evocates several echoes in the Indians’ representative minds. In fact, due to some of its special features, the night jasmine is surely full of symbolism: it blossoms at the evening twilight and falls down at the morning one, its pistil is of an intense ochre colour, etc. In this essay will be analysed some of the peculiarities of the pārijāta flower, which connect it to the ascetic renounciant (saṃnyāsin). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fc5c072a58774c999397d067dcecbaa92022-12-21T19:16:40ZengUniversità degli Studi di TorinoKervan. International Journal of Afro-Asiatic Studies1825-263X2016-12-0102010.13135/1825-263X/18741370The pistil of the renounciant, a fire without flames. Considerations on the symbology of the night jasmine in the Indian worldGianni Pellegrini0Università di TorinoAlthough the night jasmine – in Sanskrit pārijāta – is very well-known in the South Asian world, very few scholars have reflected upon its many significances, which go from mythology to medicine. Nevertheless, such a pleasantly fragrant, delicate and immaculate flower evocates several echoes in the Indians’ representative minds. In fact, due to some of its special features, the night jasmine is surely full of symbolism: it blossoms at the evening twilight and falls down at the morning one, its pistil is of an intense ochre colour, etc. In this essay will be analysed some of the peculiarities of the pārijāta flower, which connect it to the ascetic renounciant (saṃnyāsin).http://www.ojs.unito.it/index.php/kervan/article/view/1874Indian asceticismRenunciationsaṃnyāsaNight jasminepātijāta |
| spellingShingle | Gianni Pellegrini The pistil of the renounciant, a fire without flames. Considerations on the symbology of the night jasmine in the Indian world Kervan. International Journal of Afro-Asiatic Studies Indian asceticism Renunciation saṃnyāsa Night jasmine pātijāta |
| title | The pistil of the renounciant, a fire without flames. Considerations on the symbology of the night jasmine in the Indian world |
| title_full | The pistil of the renounciant, a fire without flames. Considerations on the symbology of the night jasmine in the Indian world |
| title_fullStr | The pistil of the renounciant, a fire without flames. Considerations on the symbology of the night jasmine in the Indian world |
| title_full_unstemmed | The pistil of the renounciant, a fire without flames. Considerations on the symbology of the night jasmine in the Indian world |
| title_short | The pistil of the renounciant, a fire without flames. Considerations on the symbology of the night jasmine in the Indian world |
| title_sort | pistil of the renounciant a fire without flames considerations on the symbology of the night jasmine in the indian world |
| topic | Indian asceticism Renunciation saṃnyāsa Night jasmine pātijāta |
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