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  • The peepal is a type of banyan fig tree, known in Buddhism as the bodhi tree.

    Indian Society and Thought before and at the Time of Buddha 2007

  • They were referring to a 'peepal' tree that was "mercilessly chopped overnight" for the benefit of metro construction some time back.

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009

  • It uses elements from Indian iconography such as peepal leaves, peacock feathers and lotuses, embroidered with see through net, available in black, plum and cream.

    Fashion World of SL Grid Style 2008

  • There is a peepal tree still alive here that is famed to have been planted by Vidur himself.

    Archive 2007-10-01 Anjali 2007

  • Another Aswath Katte, This is another peepal tree nearby under which people make these idol offerings with some wish and they come every year to do a pooja here.

    Archive 2007-10-01 Anjali 2007

  • There is a peepal tree still alive here that is famed to have been planted by Vidur himself.

    Khari Shankarpali Anjali 2007

  • Another Aswath Katte, This is another peepal tree nearby under which people make these idol offerings with some wish and they come every year to do a pooja here.

    Khari Shankarpali Anjali 2007

  • The book opens with Krishna lying on his death-bed beneath the peepal tree beside Trivenisangam river, where he relives his entire life-span after witnessing the destruction of the Yadava dynasty.

    Book Review: Krishna - The God who lives as Man 2008

  • The paint had begun to blacken in patches, and she could see a little peepal begin to send out its leaves from a crack in the upper floor, near the parapet she had leaned over so many times to look out at the ruins.

    An Atlas of Impossible Longing Anuradha Roy 2008

  • From cracks and crevices in the walls, sturdy little peepal trees had begun to send out leaf and stalk.

    An Atlas of Impossible Longing Anuradha Roy 2008

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  • "The matter was brought before the village panchayat, which had assembled, as was the custom, under the peepal tree in the village square."

    The Thing about Thugs by Tabish Khair, p 49

    December 19, 2012