the bodhi tree and pippala

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Flower of Ficus religiosa or Sacred fig or Bodhi tree or Pippala tree or Peepal tree or Ashwattha tree. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Ficus religiosa or Sacred fig or Bodhi tree or Pippala tree or Peepul tree or Peepal tree or Ashwattha tree. Royalty Free Stock Photo

A sacred fig Ficus religiosa emerging from a wall. It is also known as the bodhi tree, pippala tree, peepul tree, peepal tree, Royalty Free Stock Photo

A close up shot of aa sacred fig Ficus religiosa leaf. It is also known as the bodhi tree, pippala tree, peepul tree, peepal Royalty Free Stock Photo

Heart Shaped leaves of the Sacred Fig tree Royalty Free Stock Photo

The Bodhi tree and Pippala trees Royalty Free Stock Photo

Ficus religiosa or sacred fig is a species of mulberry family.bodhi tree, pippala tree, peepul tree, peepal tree,ashvattha tree. Royalty Free Stock Photo

The Bodhi tree and Pippala tree Royalty Free Stock Photo

The Leaf of Bodhi Tree (Ficus religiosa) Royalty Free Stock Photo

It is known as the bodhi tree,pippala tree, peepul tree peepal tree or ashwattha tree in India and Nepal. The sacred fig is considered to have a religious significance in three major religions that originated on the Indian subcontinent, Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. Hindu and Jain ascetics consider the tree to be sacred and often meditate under them. This is the tree under which Gautama Buddha is believed to have attained enlightenment.