Pippalada

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Pippalada (Sanskrit: Eating the fruit 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. 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.