pipal
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pipal
1780–90; < Hindi pīpal < Sanskrit pippala
Example Sentences
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He famously achieved enlightenment—his insights about the cause of suffering and the way to end it—while meditating under a pipal tree.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 29, 2015
Heavy cracks in the roof let in shafts of the fading daylight, and roots of weeds and pipal trees had penetrated and hung below.
From Banked Fires by E. W. (Ethel Winifred) Savi
Again, the mysterious rustle of the bo tree, pipal may be the reason for its especial veneration; as its seeming immortality is certainly the cause of the reverence given to the banian.
From The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow by Edward Washburn Hopkins
No trees, perhaps, are held in greater veneration in India, than the Ficus Religiosa or pipal tree.
From Cultus Arborum Phallic Tree Worship by Anonymous
We Bagrees are an ancient people descended from the Rajputs, and we keep our word to our friends; therefore we will take the oath after the manner of Bhowanee, beneath the pipal tree.
From Caste by William Alexander Fraser
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