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Bodhi Tree

British  
/ ˌbəʊdɪ /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Bodhi Tree

Sanskrit bodhi enlightenment

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Wandering through the stacks of the old Bodhi Tree bookstore on Melrose.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

Viacom18 recently received an investment of $528 million from Bodhi Tree, a joint venture between James Murdoch and a former Star India executive, Uday Shankar.

From Reuters ● Apr. 27, 2023

The company recently received a $1.78 billion infusion from Bodhi Tree Systems, an investment firm created by the former 21st Century Fox executives James Murdoch and Uday Shankar.

From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2022

In a statement, the pair said that Bodhi Tree would be “designed to invest in media and consumer technology opportunities in Southeast Asia, with a particular focus on India.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2022

Our Zen originated in the Enlightenment of Shakya Muni, which took place in his thirtieth year, when he was sitting absorbed in profound meditation under the Bodhi Tree.

From The Religion of the Samurai A Study of Zen Philosophy and Discipline in China and Japan by Kaiten Nukariya

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