Bodhi Tree

/ ˌbəʊdɪ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bodhi Tree¹

Sanskrit bodhi enlightenment

Example Sentences

A Bodhi tree might signal the sacred place where Buddha’s deep insight into enlightenment occurred, or a drawn or carved footprint would be suggestive of following a path.

From Los Angeles Times

The Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya is decorated on this day and devotees perform special prayers under the bodhi tree under which the Buddha is believed to have attained enlightenment.

From Seattle Times

“He was determined not to arise until he had solved the problem. Seated at the base of the Bodhi tree, facing East, he began a meditation that was to last through the night,” said Philip Almond, emeritus professor at the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at Australia’s The University of Queensland.

From Seattle Times

The tree Gautama mediated under is called the “Bodhi Tree” or tree of awakening.

From Seattle Times

The glorious Bodhi Tree on Melrose Avenue was founded in the groovy year of 1970, extolled by Shirley MacLaine’s autobiography in the 1980s, and put out of business in 2011 by the usual suspects: online book sales and metaphysical books going mainstream in chain bookstores.

From Los Angeles Times