Bodhi Tree

/ (ˌbəʊdɪ) /

noun

the sacred peepul at Buddh Gaya under which Gautama Siddhartha attained enlightenment and became the Buddha

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Word Origin for Bodhi Tree

Sanskrit bodhi enlightenment

Words nearby Bodhi Tree

Bodgo Gegen, Bodh Gaya, bodhi, Bodhidharma, Bodhisattva, Bodhi Tree, bodhran, bodice, bodice ripper, Bo Diddley beat, bodied

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To the north of the Bodhi-tree is the place where Buddha walked up and down, about 70 paces or so long.
Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with Christianity|Sir Monier Monier-Williams
Towards evening he walks to the Bodhi-tree and meets a grass-cutter who offers him grass to make a seat.
Hinduism and Buddhism, Vol I. (of 3)|Charles Eliot
Bodhi-tree, the tree at Buddha-Gaya, species ficus religiosa.
The Gospel of Buddha|Paul Carus
In the precincts is always to be found a Bodhi-tree (Bo-tree, p. 519), if the climate and soil will admit of its being reared.
Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with Christianity|Sir Monier Monier-Williams

In India each Buddha was associated with his own bodhi-tree or tree of wisdom.
The Sacred Tree|J. H. Philpot

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