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<p> (Santalum album), A tree which yields an aromatic wood, much used in the pagodas for purposes of fumigation, and which is, therefore, an important article of commerce. The Hindus also grind it to a fine powder, which they dilute with water taken from the [[Ganges]] until it becomes a thin paste, with which they mark the forehead and breast each day, after bathing, in accordance with the particular worship they profess. </p> | <p> (Santalum album), A tree which yields an aromatic wood, much used in the pagodas for purposes of fumigation, and which is, therefore, an important article of commerce. The Hindus also grind it to a fine powder, which they dilute with water taken from the [[Ganges]] until it becomes a thin paste, with which they mark the forehead and breast each day, after bathing, in accordance with the particular worship they profess. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_59424"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/sandal+tree Sandal Tree from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_59424"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/sandal+tree Sandal Tree from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:59, 15 October 2021
Sandal Tree [1]
(Santalum album), A tree which yields an aromatic wood, much used in the pagodas for purposes of fumigation, and which is, therefore, an important article of commerce. The Hindus also grind it to a fine powder, which they dilute with water taken from the Ganges until it becomes a thin paste, with which they mark the forehead and breast each day, after bathing, in accordance with the particular worship they profess.
