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The Bodhi Tree ("tree of awakening" [1]), also called the Mahabodhi Tree, Bo Tree, [2] is a large sacred fig tree (Ficus religiosa) [1][3] located in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India. Siddhartha Gautama, the spiritual teacher who became known as the Buddha, is said to have attained enlightenment or buddhahood circa 500 BCE under this tree. [4]
The Aśvattha or Bodhi tree. According to Hindu scriptures, Aśvattha, (Sanskrit: अश्वत्थ) or Sacred fig (Ficus religiosa), is a sacred tree for the Hindus and has been extensively mentioned in texts pertaining to Hinduism, [1] for example as peepul in Rig Veda mantra I.164.20. [citation needed] In Buddhism, the Bodhi Tree under ...
Abstract. This chapter examines the pipal tree (Ashvattha), the most sacred of all trees in India. The more positive life-blessing attitudes associated with the pipal tree are explored here. This chapter opens with an account of the Somvati Amavasya Vrat, a ritual worship of pipal trees that are circled by groups of women for the welfare of ...
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Ficus religiosa is a large dry season-deciduous or semi-evergreen tree up to 30 metres (98 ft) tall and with a trunk diameter of up to 3 metres (9.8 ft). The leaves are cordate in shape with a distinctive extended drip tip; they are 10–17 centimetres (3.9–6.7 in) long and 8–12 centimetres (3.1–4.7 in) broad, with a 6–10 centimetres (2.4–3.9 in) pet...
Ficus religiosa is native to most of the Indian subcontinent – Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan and India including the Assam region, Eastern Himalaya and the Nicobar Islands, as well as part of Indochina – the Andaman Islands, Thailand, Myanmar and Peninsular Malaysia. It has been widely introduced elsewhere, particularly in the rest of tropica...
Ficus religiosa suitably grows at altitudes ranging from 10 metres (33 ft) up to 1,520 metres (4,990 ft). Due to the climatic conditions which are prevalent throughout different heat zones, it can grow at latitudes ranging from 30°N to 5°S. It can tolerate air temperatures ranging between 0 to 35 °C (32 to 95 °F), beyond this upper limit its growth...
The earliest known record of Ficus religiosa in human culture is the use of peepal leaf motifs in the pottery of the Helmand culture, found at Mundigak site, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, dating back to third millennium BCE. The Indus Valley Civilisationvenerated this tree and its leaf and drew religious art of it. The peepal tree is considered sacred ...
Ficus religiosa is grown by specialty tree plant nurseries for use as an ornamental tree, in gardens and parks in tropical and subtropical climates. Peepul trees are native to Indian subcontinent and thrive in hot, humid weather. They prefer full sunlight and can grow in all soil types, though loam is the best. When planting, use soil with a pH of ...
Ficus religiosa is used in traditional medicinefor about fifty types of disorders including asthma, diabetes, diarrhea, epilepsy, gastric problems, inflammatory disorders, infectious and sexual disorders. The trunk of this tree is used by farmers as a soil leveller. After seed harvesting, the rectangular trunk is connected to tractors and levels th...
Keith and Macdonell. 1912. Vedic Index of Names and Subjects.Entry on Bodhi Treein the Buddhist Dictionary of Pali Proper Names"Peepul" . Encyclopedia Americana. 1920.Dec 15, 2023 · Ashvattha is the name of a tree mentioned in the Kathasaritsagara by Somadeva (10th century A.D).—Fig-trees are always mentioned in the forests on the Vindhya mountain. Somadeva mentions many rich forests, gardens, various trees (e.g., Ashvattha), creepers medicinal and flowering plants and fruit-bearing trees in the Kathasaritsagara.
Aug 9, 2019 · August 9, 2019. Illustration by Liam Cobb. Buddhism was born under a giant fig tree, which, today, grows at the center of the remote and unbeautiful town of Bodh Gaya, in India’s destitute ...
Oct 10, 2012 · Having a Bodhi tree in front of your home is like having God himself standing there. This is what Lord Krishna says, ‘Among the tree, I am Ashvattha’, (Peepal or Bodhi tree). The Bodhi tree is so significant because all 24 hours a day, it gives out only oxygen. So it is very good to have this tree in front of your home.
