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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 "

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

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