Editing Ficus (section)

===Cultural and spiritual significance===
{{Further|Fig leaf|Figs in the Bible}}

Fig trees have profoundly influenced culture through several religious traditions. Among the more famous species are the [[sacred fig]] tree (Pipal, bodhi, bo, or po, ''Ficus religiosa'') and other [[banyan]] figs such as ''Ficus benghalensis''. The oldest living plant of known planting date is a ''Ficus religiosa'' tree known as the [[Sri Maha Bodhi]] planted in the temple at [[Anuradhapura]], Sri Lanka by King Tissa in 288 BCE. In Asia, figs are important in [[Buddhism]] and [[Hinduism]]. The [[Buddha]] is traditionally held to have found ''[[bodhi]]'' (enlightenment) while meditating for 49 days under a [[sacred fig]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://buddhists.org/buddhist-art/the-bodhi-tree/ |title=The Bodhi Tree: Uniting all Worlds |website=Buddhists.org |access-date=17 January 2020}}</ref> The same species was ''[[Ashvattha]]'', the "[[world tree]]" of Hinduism. The ''[[Sacred fig|Plaksa Pra-sravana]]'' was said to be a fig tree between the roots of which the [[Sarasvati River]] sprang forth; it is usually held to be a sacred fig but more probably is ''[[Ficus virens]]''. In [[Jainism]], the consumption of any fruit belonging to this genus is prohibited.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B0IYAAAAIAAJ |title=Compendium of Jainism |last1=Tukol |first1=T.K. |year=1980 |author-link=T. K. Tukol |location=Prasaranga |publisher=Karnatak University |page=206}}</ref> The common fig is one of two significant trees in [[Islam]], and there is a [[sura]] in Quran named "The Fig" or [[At-Tin]] (سوره تین). The common fig tree is cited in the [[Bible]]: [[Adam and Eve]] cover their nakedness with fig leaves. The fig fruit is one of the [[Seven Species|traditional crops of Israel]], and is included in the list of food found in the Promised Land. The fig tree was sacred in ancient [[Ancient Greece|Greece]] and [[Cyprus]], where it was a symbol of [[fertility]].{{cn|date=June 2023}}