pUja, flowers, Buddhist-Hindu

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Dear List,

 

In "Buddhist Precept and Practice," Prof. Gombrich

treats the subject of pUja,

 

At one point he mentions that ". . . flowers, etc.,

are the true Buddhist offerings . . . ." (p. 141).

 

On the next page, he then writes that ". . . the

offering of food to the Buddha is a practice borrowed

from the Hindus."

 

Query: What is the earliest mentioning of flowers for

pUja in 'Buddhist' and 'Hindu' literature?

 

Thank you,

 

Tim Lighthiser

 

 

 

 

 

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