| 单词 | peepul |
| 例句 | I told him about the river where I had washed the clothes among the kingfishers and the dragonflies, and the calls of the doves and the wind rustling through the leaves of the peepul trees. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z A kingfisher perched on a peepul tree, its red breast like a tongue of fire. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z I hate the ‘peepul,’ ” reads one of the milder entries on the topic in his diaries, from which Mr. Gaddis quotes at entertaining length. Books of The Times: ?George F. Kennan? by John Lewis Gaddis - Review 2011-11-23T00:16:55Z StoPPing peepul from saying what they want is a fundamental Denial of freedom of Speech. Dangerous by Milo Yiannopoulos – digested read 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z Street children routinely con foreign Buddhist pilgrims by selling them fake leaves of the holy peepul tree for a few dollars each. India Ink: Bomb Blasts at India’s Buddhist Mecca in Bihar 2013-07-07T14:52:09Z Here are fine specimens of the peepul tree—the sacred tree of India, massive as an English oak—and groves of mangoes. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z There were ten thousand evil desires hissing in Shere Bahadur's heart as he swayed to and fro under the huge peepul tree to which he was chained. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z Many houses built of wood and bamboo were levelled with the ground, the ruins at Langthabal greatly injured, and a peepul tree growing over a picturesque old temple torn off. My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z The expense of performing the marriage ceremony is too heavy for ordinary persons, and so we generally find only one peepul and a nimb on the platform. Cultus Arborum Phallic Tree Worship 2011-09-12T02:00:27.807Z Dionysus was even called "the god in the tree,"* reminding us of Artemis Dendritis, and of the village gods which in India dwell in the peepul or the bo tree.** Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z So I tell you, Kernel, don't put your trust in edecated peepul. Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia 2011-05-22T02:00:13.943Z Under the shade of a peepul, whose heart-shaped leaves sheltered him from the sun, sat a devotee staring fixedly into space with his lustreless eyes. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z It was akin to the minds of the "peepul." Turns about Town 2011-05-13T02:00:09.213Z On a high raised platform under a peepul tree were a number of people under vows, bound for Palni. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z The next night, as they sat around the fire, Ram Deen waited till the shadow crept from the peepul tree to the clump of tall grass. The Taming of the Jungle 2011-03-23T02:00:16.887Z Kernel, there's no peepul in the world so likely to lead you astray as edecated peepul. Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia 2011-05-22T02:00:13.943Z Rosy pastors, so called because their pink and black plumage is reminiscent of a robed clergyman, have stopped off on their passage to feed on the fruit of peepul trees. Heat and dust 2010-05-08T10:52:00Z But setting aside this weakness, it is a fascinating place—this jumbled city of straight streets and cool gardens, where gigantic mangoes and peepuls intertwine over gurgling watercourses, and the cuckoo comes at midday. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel You cannot find shelter under the peepul, when the rain comes down. An Introduction to the Study of Comparative Religion The young peepul tree in front of the hut was aflame with a gorgeous Bougain-villea, and the flower-beds laughed with marigolds and poppies of many hues sown broadcast. The Taming of the Jungle 2011-03-23T02:00:16.887Z Edecated peepul, Kernel, ain't got any more wit or common sense than other folks, but they try to make you believe they have, an will talk high-falutin words jest to frighten you if they kin. Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia 2011-05-22T02:00:13.943Z Here the houses of the Burmans are pleasantly situated among rows of toddy-palm, mango, padouk, and other trees, among which the peepul, or sacred ficus, is almost always found. Burma Peeps at Many Lands The trees were mostly banians, peepuls and mangoes, and there were many large fields of rice and corn. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 They had not far to go before they reached the peepul tree, into which they climbed as the rajah had planned. The Olive Fairy Book The Assyrian sculptures present, under the "Joronher," or effulgence, a sacred tree, which may assimilate with the toolsu and the peepul tree, held in almost equal veneration by the Hindoos. Notes and Queries, No. 209, October 29 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. We've only got a few thousand free now, an the peepul in the North are in arms to murder 'em ef I send any more there. Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia 2011-05-22T02:00:13.943Z Over ruined shrines of red brick, elaborately carved, clambered and twined the sacred peepul tree. Appearances Being Notes of Travel In that session Handy was for the "peepul." In Our Town ‘What night was it that you slept in the peepul tree?’ demanded the rajah. The Olive Fairy Book The Lord gins us an' the Lord takes hosses es well es peepul. Watch Yourself Go By Bruce and Ramabai wisely made a wide detour to the peepul tree, which they climbed, disturbing the apes and the parrakeets. The Adventures of Kathlyn The cattle do not eat them, as they do leaves of the peepul, bur, neem, &c. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II Towards evening, after passing the little village of Amboa, they came to a grove of peepuls filled with green parrots and monkeys screaming and jabbering as though engaged in a competition. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India The peepul is considered sacred by the Hindus, because Vishnu, the Preserver, and the second person in the Brahminical trinity, was born under it. Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East Todd's face clouded, pulling his whiskers over the fence into his own yard, muttered: "The luck of sum peepul beats hell." Watch Yourself Go By The cage will be set near the old peepul tree, not far from the south gate. The Adventures of Kathlyn The peepul and bargut trees, which, when entire, are still more ornamental, are everywhere torn to pieces and disfigured by the camels and elephants, buffaloes and bullocks, that feed upon their foliage and tender branches. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II I may here observe, that parasites are common on the peepul, contrary to the statement of M. DeCandolle. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries Something like it is the peepul, or pipal, though its branches do not take root in the ground like the other. Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East On one side were the tumble-down stables, near which a squealing white stallion with long, red-dyed tail was tied to a peepul tree. The Elephant God A wayside police-chowkee is now seen ahead, a snug little edifice of brick beneath the sacred branches of a spreading peepul. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama The country is level and well studded with groves and fine single trees, bur, peepul, mhowa, mango, &c., but covered with rank grass. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II During June and the early part of July I found numerous nests of this species in holes of shishum, peepul, neem, and siriss trees situated on the bank of the Hissar Canal. The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Now all their six wives were witches and directly their husbands left home the six women used to climb a peepul tree and ride away on it, to eat men or do some other devilry. Folklore of the Santal Parganas A Brahmin priest is placidly sunning himself on the river platform of the temple over the dome of which hangs the foliage of a peepul tree. Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places Twenty-five miles down the road, an hour is spent beneath a grove of shady peepuls, watching the amusing antics of a troop of monkeys in the branches. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama The ilex of the hills has not, however, in its nakedness the majesty of the peepul and banyan of the plains, though neither of them can be said to be "when unadorn'd, adorn'd the most." A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II He is a Bunia," said the Malee, as if that summed up the whole matter; but he added, after a pause, "If he sees a burning ground, he shakes like a peepul leaf. Concerning Animals and Other Matters The peepul’s leaves go flicker, flicker: The banyan’s leaves are thick and fleshy: Of the fan palm’s leaf, brother, make a cup. Folklore of the Santal Parganas When the sun had gone down yesterday, we went for a walk to explore, along an avenue of peepul trees, across a fine polo-ground, and then we lighted on a big tank. Olivia in India It was a long, straggling one, with a good masonry well in the centre, shadowed by a mighty peepul tree. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter Here and there big mango and peepul trees threw a welcome shade. The Broken Road At first I was strongly interested in the tree, for I was told that it was the renowned peepul—the tree in whose shadow you cannot tell a lie. Following the Equator, Part 5 Then they sacrificed the rams and uttering vows over the nails drove them into the peepul tree and went home, turning the heifer loose. Folklore of the Santal Parganas The peepul trees rustle softly overhead, the languorous soft air laps them round, the scent of the East is in their nostrils, but their eyes are with their hearts, and is this what they see? Olivia in India It is generally shadowed by a huge bhur, peepul, or tamarind tree. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter I could see my home with the large peepul trees growing along the edge of the village pool. The Hungry Stones and Other Stories I wonder if the 'dorian', if that is the name of it, is another superstition, like the peepul tree. Following the Equator, Part 5 One day the peepul tree spoke and said to him “If you pour milk every day at my roots I will grant you a boon.” Folklore of the Santal Parganas It is now a picturesque ruin, which the peepul tree that is entwined among its fine brick masonry, and the crumbling river-bank, may soon cause to disappear for ever. Life of William Carey When he grabs a piece of property for the gang, he makes it look like we were dyin' of love for the dear peepul, and I do love to buy respectability—reasonable. Babbitt |
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