Assattha1 [Vedic aśvattha, expld. in K Z i.467 as aśva -- ttha dial. for aśva -- stha "standing place for horses, which etym. is problematic; it is likely that the Sk. word is borrowed from a local dialect.] the holy fig -- tree, Ficus, Religiosa; the tree under which the Buddha attained enlightenment, i. e. the Bo tree Vin iv.35; D ii.4 (sammā -- sambuddho assatthassa mūle abhisambuddho); S v.96; J i.16 (v.75, in word -- play with assattha2 of v.79).