tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post4787855780450509907..comments2024-03-15T16:22:02.806-07:00Comments on dhamma musings: The Color of SaffronShravasti Dhammikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246408068143301108noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-13066296062065860712016-07-25T05:30:10.945-07:002016-07-25T05:30:10.945-07:00Also Gamboge was used for colouring of monks´ robe...Also Gamboge was used for colouring of monks´ robes yellow. This dye is derived from the latex of certain Garcinia species (false mangosteens), family Guttiferae.<br /> See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GambogeVolkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00056203334583588609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-20648486906941702692008-05-31T01:02:00.000-07:002008-05-31T01:02:00.000-07:00Botanical associations, and a not-so-random connec...Botanical associations, and a not-so-random connection: Turmeric (Curcuma longa), known as 'haldi' in India, has long been used as an edible rhizome, a food colouring agent and/or spice, and also an excellent antiseptic -- the last, lending it further uses in traditional medicine and cosmetics. In conjunction with vermilion powder, turmeric powder enjoys ritualistic associations, in Hinduism especially. Turmeric, moreover, serves also as a readily available fabric dye. The resulting yellow, however, is known to be inconsistent. Dbdesertboothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02961244399161878817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-6609976280356719852008-05-30T20:51:00.000-07:002008-05-30T20:51:00.000-07:00Bhante,I read somewhere the dye used came from jac...Bhante,<BR/><BR/>I read somewhere the dye used came from jackfruit stems/leaves.Justin Choohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11275697990382930245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-88464587055404194692008-05-30T20:01:00.000-07:002008-05-30T20:01:00.000-07:00Saffron here could refer to the colour of dried sa...Saffron here could refer to the colour of dried saffron stigmas which are a red-brownish colour, very similar to maroon. Available in threads and powder, saffron should be in this form when it was first introduced into South Asia. South Asians should be more familiar with saffron as the red-brownish dried stigma instead of the purple saffron flower. Saffron colour robes is definitely an association used by later generations to link it to the valuable spice, similar to how some of us today associate the blue use by Tiffany & Co. to mean romance and call it Tiffany Blue.Gerard Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06383075625646799270noreply@blogger.com