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− | '''pippala''' (畢鉢羅). The fig (ficus religiosa) tree, a species of banyan fig, native to India. This sacred tree is renamed the bodhi tree because Śākyamuni Buddha was enlightened sitting under it. | + | '''[[pippala]]''' (畢鉢羅). The fig ([[ficus religiosa]]) [[tree]], a species of banyan fig, native to [[India]]. This [[sacred]] [[tree]] is renamed the [[bodhi tree]] because [[Śākyamuni Buddha]] was [[enlightened]] sitting under it. |
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Revision as of 01:58, 4 September 2013
pippala (畢鉢羅). The fig (ficus religiosa) tree, a species of banyan fig, native to India. This sacred tree is renamed the bodhi tree because Śākyamuni Buddha was enlightened sitting under it.