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'''Kusha grass''' (''Poa cynosuroides'') — a variety of grass considered sacred in India. The [[Buddha]] used this grass to make the meditation seat on which he attained [[enlightenment]] under the [[bodhi tree]]. For this reason it has a particular symbolic significance in Buddhist practice and is used in various rituals. | '''Kusha grass''' (''Poa cynosuroides''; Tib. [[ཀུ་ཤ་]]) — a variety of grass considered sacred in India. The [[Buddha]] used this grass to make the meditation seat on which he attained [[enlightenment]] under the [[bodhi tree]]. For this reason it has a particular symbolic significance in Buddhist practice and is used in various rituals. | ||
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Kusha grass (Poa cynosuroides; Tib. ཀུ་ཤ་) — a variety of grass considered sacred in India. The Buddha used this grass to make the meditation seat on which he attained enlightenment under the bodhi tree. For this reason it has a particular symbolic significance in Buddhist practice and is used in various rituals.