According to Buddhist belief, before he became the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment under a tree, now known as the Bodhi Tree, in the place now known as Bodh Gaya (‘place of ...

Flanking the Mahabodhi Temple is the Bodhi Tree, considered to be a direct descendant of the tree under which the Buddha sat in meditation. Today, it stands as a UNESCO World Heritage Site ...

8 marks the celebration of Bodhi Day in Japanese Buddhism. Bodhi means enlightenment ... Siddhartha decided to meditate under a pipal tree, also known as a sacred fig tree, until he reached ...