Bodhi Tree
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The Mahabodhi Tree at the Sri Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya
The Bodhi Tree in Bodh Gaya India is said to be the tree under which the Gautama Buddha sat when he attained enlightenment. It is an important pilgrimage site for Buddhists of all traditions. The Mahabodhi Temple, which marks the site of the Bodhi tree, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
According to traditional accounts, the original Bodhi tree "was cut, burned and uprooted by various Hindu kings" over the years.[1] But each time the tree was replaced by seedlings said to be from the original tree.[1]
Cuttings from the Bodhi Tree also have been replanted at Buddhist sites around the world.[1]
The Bodhi Tree is a pipal tree,[1] also referred to as:
- sacred fig tree
- ficus religiosa
- ashvattha (Sanskrit)[2]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Robert E. Buswell Jr., Donald S. Lopez Jr., The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism (Princeton: 2014), s.v. Bodhi Tree
- ↑ Gethin, Rupert (1998). The Foundations of Buddhism. Oxford University Press. p. 22. ISBN 9780192892232.
External links
Bodhi Tree, Wikipedia
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