Flora / Plantstubschool: modern· Svoboda — Vāstu

Vaṭa (Ficus benghalensis / banyan)

वटvaṭa
flo-vata

Definition

The banyan (Ficus benghalensis), one of the four holy Ficus assigned to directions in Vāstu. Svoboda: good results in the EAST, inauspicious in the WEST. ⚑ CONCURS with BS 53.85 (rul-fig-trees-by-direction), where banyan (vaṭa) is beneficial-E / untoward-W — identical pairing; flagged. ⚠ id-collision caution: distinct from the existing built-form frm-vata and the dosha dos-vata (same kebab string, different prefixes/referents) — note for the website build.
Traditional

Prāṇa relevance

Prāṇa relation not yet traced — a complete, acceptable terminal state.

Connections (2)

avoided-in · 1
  • →dir-paschimaTraditional
    Vaṭa is inauspicious in the west. [TRADITIONAL — Svoboda]
placed-in · 1
  • →dir-purvaTraditional
    Vaṭa (Ficus benghalensis, banyan) gives good results in the east (and is inauspicious in the west). [TRADITIONAL — Svoboda]

Sources

  • txt-svoboda-vastuch. 9 'Trees' footnote (PDF pp.241–242)Traditional✓ verifiedVaṭa (Ficus benghalensis) good in the east, inauspicious in the west

Other attributes

Flora Class
tree
Part Used
whole
See Also
["rul-fig-trees-by-direction"]
Ecological Role
sacred fig; banyan with aerial prop-roots; milky-sap (holy exception)
Cultivation
assign to the east (good) — PDF pp.241–242 footnote
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