udumbara ()

(Language: Sanskrit)

Short Description: A wild fig tree which flowers only every 3000 years. In Buddhism, it was said to flower before the birth of the Buddha

Long Description: A wild fig tree which flowers only every 3000 years, and is seen as an omen of a coming significant cosmic event. In Buddhism, it was said to flower before the birth of the Buddha.

Sources: The Essential Shinran: A Buddhist Path of True Entrusting