| Buddha was born as his mother grasped the branch of a sal tree, and he achieved Enlightenment beneath the Bodhi tree. |
|
| In some Pacific island cultures the banyan tree, of which the Bodhi tree is of the Sacred Fig variety, is the abode of ancestor spirits. |
|
| A sapling of the Bodhi Tree under which the Buddha attained enlightenment was brought to Sri Lanka during the same time. |
|
| In Anuradhapura, where the oldest Bodhi tree stands, there is also a very old and tall Sala tree at the lower level. |
|
| Among those turning to the Net reluctantly is the Bodhi Tree Bookstore in West Hollywood. |
|
| Monks from various countries also gathered under the holy Bodhi tree for special prayers. |
|
| The temple and the Bodhi tree, under which Lord Buddha is believed to have attained enlightenment, did not suffer any damage in the blasts. |
|
| He famously sat in meditation under a Ficus religiosa tree now called the Bodhi Tree in the town of Bodh Gaya in Gangetic plains region of South Asia. |
|
| The Bodhi tree is also the name given to the tree under which Gautama Siddhartha, the historical Buddha, sat on the night he attained enlightenment. |
|
