Recent Examples on the WebThe pipal tree—also known as a sacred fig, bodhi or peepal tree—is native to Southeast Asia and revered by Buddhists and Hindus.—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2024 Here, offerings of precious milk are poured over the roots of sacred fig trees and into the serpentine Tura River.—Chloe Berge, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2024 Along tidy village roads, Muslim women cloaked in body-length black niqabs walk past Hindu priests resting under sacred fig trees.—Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023 Buddha received his enlightenment under the bodhi tree, or sacred fig.—Mary Ekstrand, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 June 2020
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