bo tree

[ boh ]

noun

1. the pipal, or sacred fig tree, Ficus religiosa, of India, under which the founder of Buddhism is reputed to have attained the Enlightenment that constituted him the Buddha.

bo tree

/ bəʊ /

noun

1. another name for the peepul

Word History and Origins

Origin of bo tree¹

1860–65; partial translation of Sinhalese bogaha, equivalent to bo (< Pali bodhi < Sanskrit; Bodhisattva ) + gaha tree

Word History and Origins

Origin of bo tree¹

C19: from Sinhalese, from Pali bodhitaru tree of wisdom, from Sanskrit bodhi wisdom, awakening; see Bodhisattva

Example Sentences

They are afterwards hung on the sacred Bo-tree, but never burned.

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Making flower and other offerings to the great Bo-Tree, he walked round it.

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In seven days the Bo-Tree remained there, invisible in the snowy womb, occasioning (renewed) delight in the populace.

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At the termination of the seventh day, all these clouds dispersed, and displayed the Bo Tree, and its halo of six coloured rays.

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From that circumstance also the monarch, overjoyed, a third time dedicated the empire to the great Bo-Tree.

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