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Bodhi Tree

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Bodhi Tree [ˌbəʊdɪ]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Buddhism) the sacred peepul at Buddh Gaya under which Gautama Siddhartha attained enlightenment and became the Buddha
[Sanskrit bodhi enlightenment]


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Scores of monks participated in the prayers that began under the sacred Bodhi tree, where Gautam Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment on Friday.
For Buddhists, the bodhi tree, also called the Asiatic fig, is of great significance because it was under one of these trees that the Buddha is said to have achieved enlightenment.
The Gautam Buddha himself was said to have achieved enlightenment while meditating under a Bodhi tree.
 
 
 
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