Bodhi-tree
bo tree.
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.
Historical Examples
Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with Christianity Sir Monier Monier-Williams
The Gospel of Buddha Paul Carus
Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with Christianity Sir Monier Monier-Williams
Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with Christianity Sir Monier Monier-Williams
Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with Christianity Sir Monier Monier-Williams
Hinduism and Buddhism, Vol I. (of 3) Charles Eliot
Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with Christianity Sir Monier Monier-Williams
The Sacred Tree J. H. Philpot
noun
the sacred peepul at Buddh Gaya under which Gautama Siddhartha attained enlightenment and became the Buddha
noun
another name for the peepul
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