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The Aśvattha or Bodhi tree. According to Hindu scriptures, Aśvattha, (Sanskrit: अश्वत्थ) or Sacred fig (Ficus religiosa), is a sacred tree for the Hindus and has been extensively mentioned in texts pertaining to Hinduism, [1] for example as peepul in Rig Veda mantra I.164.20. [citation needed] In Buddhism, the Bodhi Tree under ...
Ficus religiosa is a large dry season - deciduous or semi-evergreen tree up to 30 metres (98 ft) tall and with a trunk diameter of up to 3 metres (9.8 ft). The leaves are cordate in shape with a distinctive extended drip tip; they are 10–17 centimetres (3.9–6.7 in) long and 8–12 centimetres (3.1–4.7 in) broad, with a 6–10 centimetres ...
Bodhi Puja, meaning "the veneration of Bodhi-tree" is the ritual to worship the Bodhi tree and the deity residing on it (Pali: rukkhadevata; Sanskrit; vrikshadevata). It is done by giving various offerings such as food, water, milk, lamps, incense, etc. and chanting the verses of glory of Bodhi tree in Pali. The most common verse is:
Akshayavata. A tree at Kurukshetra, claimed to be the Akshayavata. Akshayavata (Sanskrit: अक्षयवट, romanized: Akṣayavaṭa, lit. 'undecaying banyan'), also rendered Akshayavat, is a sacred fig tree mentioned in the Hindu religion . It is also the name of a sacred lake mentioned in the Puranas. [1][2]
The fig is the edible fruit of Ficus carica, a species of small tree in the flowering plant family Moraceae, native to the Mediterranean region, together with western and southern Asia. It has been cultivated since ancient times and is now widely grown throughout the world. [3][4] Ficus carica is the type species of the genus Ficus, containing ...
Today, the fig leaf is no longer used, but it is displayed in a case at the back of the cast's plinth. [1] In culture, a " fig leaf " or " fig-leaf " is a literal or figurative method of obscuring an act or object considered embarrassing or distasteful with something of innocuous appearance. The use of an actual fig leaf for the purpose ...
Urostigma sundaicumMiq. Urostigma tjielaMiq.[ 1 ] Ficus benghalensis, or Ficus indica commonly known as the banyan, banyan fig and Indian banyan, [ 2 ] is a tree native to the Indian Subcontinent. Specimens in India are among the largest trees in the world by canopy coverage. It is also known as a " strangler fig " because like many other trees ...
Ficus (/ ˈ f aɪ k ə s / [2] or / ˈ f iː k ə s / [3] [4]) is a genus of about 850 species of woody trees, shrubs, vines, epiphytes and hemiepiphytes in the family Moraceae.Collectively known as fig trees or figs, they are native throughout the tropics with a few species extending into the semi-warm temperate zone.