Business Name

Bo Tree Bookstore, Market, & Café

The bo tree is a tree found in Asia. Buddha achieved enlightenment while sitting underneath a Bo tree and this legend is “the most important single moment in Oriental mythology, a counterpart of the Crucifixion of the West. The Buddha beneath the Tree of Enlightenment (the Bo tree) and Christ on Holy Rood (the Tree of Redemption) are analogous figures, incorporating an archetypal World Savoir, World Tree motif, which is of immemorial antiquity” (J. Campbell’s The Hero With A Thousand Faces).

 

Alternative Name:

Pachamama’s Market (variations: Mama Pacha’s, Mama P’s, P.M. Market)

In Incan mythology, Pachamama was a benevolent goddess who presided over planting and harvesting. It is usually translated as "Mother Earth” but is also interpreted as “everything and all time.” Catholic conquest replaced her image with Virgin Mary with which she is still identified with in some parts of South America. Pachamama has a special worship day on the day before the Catholic Ash Wednesday. The connection to wholeness is symbolic of both our philosophy and the quality/quantity of our services and products. The connection to Catholicism and Mardi Gras are applicable to our upbringing in Louisiana culture. Lastly, the ideas of combining the new and old and expanding our perspectives are representative of our philosophy and vision.