Pippalada

Pippalada

Pippalada (Sanskrit: Eater of the pippala or Ficus religiosa) is an ancient teacher of the Atharva-Veda, and also a school of magic alleged to have been founded by him.He is son of sage dadhichi.He is famous for making afraid Indra and other gods, as a child by the boon of Lord Shiva.As pippalada brought under the pipal tree after his parents died ,no body was to name him, his name was known with the pippal.The mystical significance refers to this tree's association with initiation or nirvanic attainment; it was under a pippala that Gautama Buddha is said to have attained nirvana, as well as buddhahood.

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