bo tree
[boh]
- 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.
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Origin of bo tree
1860–65; partial translation of Sinhalese bogaha, equivalent to bo (< Pali bodhi < Sanskrit; see Bodhisattva) + gaha tree
Also called bodhi tree.
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In India each Buddha was associated with his own bodhi-tree or tree of wisdom.
The Sacred TreeJ. H. Philpot
Bodhi-tree, the tree at Buddha-Gaya, species ficus religiosa.
The Gospel of BuddhaPaul Carus
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
In the middle of the enclosure is the Bodhi-tree, under which is the diamond throne called Bodhi-maṇḍa.
Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with ChristianitySir Monier Monier-Williams
In old days, when Buddha was alive, the Bodhi-tree—which is a Pippala or sacred fig-tree—was several hundred feet high.
Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with ChristianitySir Monier Monier-Williams
Bodhi Tree
- the sacred peepul at Buddh Gaya under which Gautama Siddhartha attained enlightenment and became the Buddha
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Word Origin
Sanskrit bodhi enlightenment
bo tree
- another name for the peepul
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Word Origin
C19: from Sinhalese, from Pali bodhitaru tree of wisdom, from Sanskrit bodhi wisdom, awakening; see Bodhisattva
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Word Origin and History for bodhi tree
bo tree
n.
1680s, from Sinhalese bo, from Pali bodhi, short for bodhi-taru "bo tree," literally "tree of wisdom or enlightenment" (related to Sanskrit buddhah "awakened;" see bid) + taru "tree."
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