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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 History and Origins
Origin of Bodhi Tree1
Sanskrit bodhi enlightenment
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Example Sentences
I'll split the Bodhi tree by lightning And frighten thee away with rumbling thunder.
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In India each Buddha was associated with his own bodhi-tree or tree of wisdom.
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Towards evening he walks to the Bodhi-tree and meets a grass-cutter who offers him grass to make a seat.
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In the middle of the enclosure is the Bodhi-tree, under which is the diamond throne called Bodhi-maṇḍa.
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In old days, when Buddha was alive, the Bodhi-tree—which is a Pippala or sacred fig-tree—was several hundred feet high.
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