The tree of dharma

Key Highlights

• It is as if dharma itself took the form of a tree.
• The seed of this tree is the Anukramanika parva.
• The roots of this tree are the Pauloma parva and the Asthika parva.
• The trunk of the tree is the Sambhava parva.
• The Sabha parva is symbolic of the birds that nest in a tree.