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What is Jao?

Conversations and Morning Walks

1977 Conversations and Morning Walks

What is called, jao? This fiberlike bricks.
Room Conversation -- January 19, 1977, Bhuvanesvara:

Prabhupāda: Coconut tree can grow.

Gargamuni: Yes. And I think cashew. These cashews they also grow.

Prabhupāda: Cashew. And jao.

Gargamuni: What is Jao?

Prabhupāda: What is called, jao? This fiberlike bricks. That is grown very...

Hari-śauri: Some kind of a fruit?

Prabhupāda: No fruit. Evergreen. It is called evergreen.

Gargamuni: Oh, yes. I have seen them growing on the beach there.

Prabhupāda: Yes.

Gargamuni: Yes. These pine trees like evergreen tree.

Prabhupāda: Yes, evergreen.

Gargamuni: I saw some there.

Prabhupāda: That is grown. And that tree is very costly here in India.

Gargamuni: Cashews are very costly.

Prabhupāda: When I was going to your country at Cochin, they loaded in the ship cashews, black pepper, and lobster, big, big cases. There are many American firms. They are export business. Lobster is very favorite food in USA. Although it is rotten, still, they take it.

Page Title:What is Jao?
Compiler:Marc, Rishab
Created:01 of Sep, 2011
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No. of Quotes:1