Dharma and Ecology of Hindu Communities: Sustenance and ...
Dr Pankaj Jain
In her book on sacred trees, Albertina Nugteren (2005) provides several examples of sacred groves that show the interaction of material and symbolic values. She concludes that Indian cultural embeddedness in the natural world, exemplified by sacred groves, can greatly enrich and enhance the current ecological movements. She also cautions that the claims about the intrinsically green nature of Indic religious traditions can be exaggerated and can actually harm the effectiveness of ...