I saw a guy from Fiji standing before a tree in his front yard, with his hands clasped, and seemed to be in prayer. Is this a religion, and if it is, what is it ?
2006-11-05 16:41:52 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It could be Hindu. The Tulasi plant is regarded as embodying the presence of Lakshmi, if I understand correctly. So it's not so much like they are praying to the tree, but to God, via the tree.
2006-11-05 17:00:31 · answer #1 · answered by Heron By The Sea 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure, i havent looked at them, but it seems quite some hindus live in fiji. They might be hindus. Hindus pray, a particular tree, which is believed to be abode of lord shiva.
2006-11-05 16:44:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
u should have asked him after he finishes, he sure has a better explanation better than ours / or mine, i never heared about ppl pray to a tree , he might be praying for god under the tree BUT not for the tree, don't know exactly.
2006-11-05 17:11:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could have been his marker for which way to face.
was he Indian or indigenous?
could have been shamanistic in some way if he was a fiji islander, though christianity has ruined most of their original beliefs.
2006-11-05 16:49:42 · answer #4 · answered by SAINT G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋