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The Pearl of Bamboo… Gems of purity within communities of worship.1. Description of pearl.Bamboo Pearls are round or oblong, heavy, some off-white, rough and dry, resembling camphor crystals in color and texture, others are golden or a flowing green reminiscent of other minerals. They are between the size of a large marble and the upper joint of the thumb, with symmetrical markings. 2. References to the pearl within sacred texts.Sri Garuda Puranam – “Pearls found in the stems of bamboos… are devoid of lustre, though possessed of other auspicious virtues. A pearl obtained from inside the hollow stem of a bamboo resembles a hailstone in color, and is found only in bamboo that grows in the land of the honest and the pious, and not in every type of that grass. “Mahopanishad from the Sama-Veda VI-15(b)-16- ” Magnanimous one! Flawless cognitions swiftly fly to him who finds himself in his last birth, just as pure pearls lodge themselves in the best bamboo. “3. Theological alig buy c plex-60 nment of a given pearl group (i.e. presiding deity)Unclear.4. Cosmological Inherents (i.e. gem of Heaven, Underworld)Presumably terrestrial in nature, but purportedly only found in communities of spiritual monks engaged in ongoing rituals of devotion.5. Religious or cultural significance of given pearl variety.Unclear at the present state of investigation.6. Cross-references noted within Varahamihira.”A pearl is to be known to have sprung from bamboo if it resembles camphor or crystal and is flat and uneven (or rough).”Grouped together with several other Pearls aggregately… “they are considered extremely valuable and bestow sons, wealth, popularity, renown, and destroy disease, grief, while bestowing objects of desire upon kings.”7. Ritual handling of the artifact.Unclear.8. Stipulations regarding ownership.Not presently known.9. Historical references.Some sources state their occurrence in spiritual communities, but will be documented later.10. State of scientific analysis.