Black and grey round incense holder in Soapstone - Tree of Life Symbol

The meaning of the tree of life according to the cultures

In Iran, the symbols of sacred trees and plants represent life, health and immortality. In the Bahá'í Faith, the tree of life refers to the manifestation of God.

According to Buddhist tradition, the tree depicted in the symbol of the tree of life, is the one under which Buddha sat when he attained enlightenment (the Bodhi tree).

In Chinese mythology, the tree of life represents immortality. A legend tells that every 3000 years, a fruit growing from a tree makes the one who eats it immortal.

The tree of life appears in the Nordic religion as Yggdrasil, the tree of the world that extends over 9 kingdoms, containing the 3 magical sources of all life: the source of wisdom and knowledge, the source of the past, present and future, and the source of space, the cosmos itself.

In the Qur'an, the tree of life plays an important role. It represents the tree under which Mary, according to Allah, gave birth to Jesus.

Among the Mayans, the tree of life represents the Mundi axis, the stable center of the universe.

In Judaism, the tree of life represents the best known tree of the Garden of Eden, the tree of knowledge of good and evil, whose fruits Adam and Eve ate, which led to their eviction from paradise.

The motif of the tree of life is also very present in Amerindian traditions, it represents everything that lives on this planet and in the universe. It "beats" the rhythm of life, day after day, year after year, life after life.

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