Sacred fig

The sacred fig or Ficus religiosa.

The sacred fig is sacred to followers of the religions Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.

It is under a scared fig that Siddhartha Gautama was sitting and meditating when he achieved enlightenment.

The oldest human-planted tree ever recorded is actually a sacred fig which was planted in 288 BC.

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