FACTS ABOUT HINDUISM

The word 'Hindu' was first used by the Persians to describe people living across the Indus River. Hinduism is the oldest religion in the world and dates back more than 4,000 years. Today, Hinduism is the third largest religion after Christianity and Islam. Since religion has no specific founder, it is difficult to trace its origin and history.

One of the main ideas in Hinduism is that living beings have souls and they are all part of the Supreme Soul. The goal is to achieve "Moksha", or Salvation.

There are two primary symbols associated with Hinduism, Om and Swastika. The word swastika means "good luck" or "to be happy" and symbolizes good luck. The Om symbol is made up of three Sanskrit letters (A, U and M), which together are considered sacred sounds. The Om symbol is often found in family temples and Hindu temples.

In Hinduism, it is believed that God is an eternal energy, which can take any form according to the circumstances, and it is believed that a part of Brahman resides in the universe or in every living thing in the universe. Hindus worship many gods and goddesses. Some of the major deities include:

1) Brahma: God who created the world.

2) Vishnu: God who protects the universe.

3) Shiva: God who destroys the universe.

4) Lakshmi: Goddess of wealth and purity.

5) Saraswati: Goddess of education.

The Vedas are the original texts of ancient India. Is the oldest religious text in the world. He had a lot of influence on Hinduism.

There are four  Vedas:

 1) Rig Veda contains hymns about their mythology.

 2) Sama Veda consists mainly of hymns about religious rituals.

 3) Yajur Veda contains instructions for religious rituals.

 4) Atharva Veda consists of spells against enemies, sorcerers, and diseases.

 Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Purana, Ramayana and Mahabharata are also considered important texts in Hinduism.

CROWN SHYNESS

In "CROWN SHYNESS" the uppermost part of the trees do not touches where branches grown out from the main trunk. And this phenomenon first observed in 1920's. Crown Shyness also know as canopy shyness, canopy disengagement and intercrown spacing.

The physiological reasons that crown shyness occurs is not definitely known but various hypotheses exist as to the casue of this phenomenon.

INSECTS AND DISEASE - If one tree has "cooties" then the spread of harmful insects is little more difficult without a "bridge" to get to next tree. Another hypothesis is that crown shyness prevents the spread of some fungal or bacterial diseases.

PHOTOSYNTHESIS - photosynthesis is facilitated by allowing optimal ligth levels to penetrate the canopy through the empty spaces around each crown. Tress grow in the direction of light and when they sense the shade from neighboring tree branches, their growth is inhibited in that direction

TREE INJURY - Twigs and branches get broken the during collisions and creating gaps around each crown, crown shyness allows tress to minimize or avoid injury.

Examples of tress which shows crown shyness,

1-Eucalyptus

2-Sitka spruce

3-Camphor