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<p>[QUOTE="Ancientnoob, post: 2259377, member: 44140"]Wikipedia said it best, </p><p><i>The <b>Bodhi Tree</b>, also known as <b>Bo</b> (from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinhalese_language" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinhalese_language" rel="nofollow">Sinhalese</a>: Bo) and "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peepal" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peepal" rel="nofollow">peepal</a> tree" in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal" rel="nofollow">Nepal</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhutan" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhutan" rel="nofollow">Bhutan</a>, was a large and very old<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_fig" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_fig" rel="nofollow">sacred fig</a> tree (Ficus religiosa<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhi_Tree#cite_note-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhi_Tree#cite_note-1" rel="nofollow">[1]</a>)<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhi_Tree#cite_note-2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhi_Tree#cite_note-2" rel="nofollow">[2]</a> located in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodh_Gaya" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodh_Gaya" rel="nofollow">Bodh Gaya</a>, India, under which Siddhartha Gautama, the spiritual teacher later known as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautama_Buddha" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautama_Buddha" rel="nofollow">Gautama Buddha</a>, is said to have attained enlightenment, or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhi" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhi" rel="nofollow">Bodhi</a>. In religious iconography, the Bodhi tree is recognizable by its heart-shaped leaves, which are usually prominently displayed. Bodhi trees are planted in close proximity to every Buddhist monastery.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>The term "Bodhi Tree" is also widely applied to currently existing trees, particularly the Sacred Fig growing at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahabodhi_Temple" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahabodhi_Temple" rel="nofollow">Mahabodhi Temple</a> in Bodh Gaya, which is a direct descendant planted in 288 BC from the original specimen. This tree is a frequent destination for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrim" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrim" rel="nofollow">pilgrims</a>, being the most important of the four main <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_pilgrimage" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_pilgrimage" rel="nofollow">Buddhist pilgrimage</a> sites. Other holy Bodhi trees which have a great significance in the history of Buddhism are the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jetavana" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jetavana" rel="nofollow">Anandabodhi</a> tree in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sravasti" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sravasti" rel="nofollow">Sravasti</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaya_Sri_Maha_Bodhi" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaya_Sri_Maha_Bodhi" rel="nofollow">Bodhi tree</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anuradhapura" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anuradhapura" rel="nofollow">Anuradhapura</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka" rel="nofollow">Sri Lanka</a>. Both are believed to have been propagated from the original Bodhi tree.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ancientnoob, post: 2259377, member: 44140"]Wikipedia said it best, [I]The [B]Bodhi Tree[/B], also known as [B]Bo[/B] (from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinhalese_language']Sinhalese[/URL]: Bo) and "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peepal']peepal[/URL] tree" in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal']Nepal[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhutan']Bhutan[/URL], was a large and very old[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_fig']sacred fig[/URL] tree (Ficus religiosa[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhi_Tree#cite_note-1'][1][/URL])[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhi_Tree#cite_note-2'][2][/URL] located in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodh_Gaya']Bodh Gaya[/URL], India, under which Siddhartha Gautama, the spiritual teacher later known as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautama_Buddha']Gautama Buddha[/URL], is said to have attained enlightenment, or [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhi']Bodhi[/URL]. In religious iconography, the Bodhi tree is recognizable by its heart-shaped leaves, which are usually prominently displayed. Bodhi trees are planted in close proximity to every Buddhist monastery. The term "Bodhi Tree" is also widely applied to currently existing trees, particularly the Sacred Fig growing at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahabodhi_Temple']Mahabodhi Temple[/URL] in Bodh Gaya, which is a direct descendant planted in 288 BC from the original specimen. This tree is a frequent destination for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrim']pilgrims[/URL], being the most important of the four main [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_pilgrimage']Buddhist pilgrimage[/URL] sites. Other holy Bodhi trees which have a great significance in the history of Buddhism are the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jetavana']Anandabodhi[/URL] tree in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sravasti']Sravasti[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaya_Sri_Maha_Bodhi']Bodhi tree[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anuradhapura']Anuradhapura[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka']Sri Lanka[/URL]. Both are believed to have been propagated from the original Bodhi tree.[/I][/QUOTE]
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