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Originally appearing in Volume V21, Page 45 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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PEEPUL , or PIruL (Ficus religiosa), the " sacred fig " See also:

tree of See also:India, also called the Bo tree. It is not unlike the See also:banyan, and is venerated both by the Buddhists of See also:Ceylon and the Vaishnavite See also:Hindus, who say that See also:Vishnu was See also:born beneath its shade. It is planted near temples and houses; its See also:sap abounds in caoutchouc, and a See also:good See also:deal of See also:lac is obtained from See also:insects who feed upon the branches. The See also:fruit is about the See also:size of a See also:walnut and is not much eaten.

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