Throughout history, certain trees have stood well beyond their botanical existence as emblems of profound human experience and milestones. From the very tree where an apple once inspired Isaac ...

Bodhi Day, primarily a Mahayana Buddhist holiday, celebrates the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautam (Shakyamuni Buddha) while sitting under the Bodhi tree. His realizations on the root of suffering ...

Bodh Gaya is one of the most significant religious sites in the world. It is here that Lord Buddha attained enlightenment ...

Another highlight is the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi, a sacred tree in Anuradhapura believed to have grown from a cutting of the original Bodhi tree under which the Buddha attained enlightenment. Believed to ...

the right branch of the Bodhi tree under which the Buddha attained Enlightenment was brought to Sri Lanka by Theri Sanghamitta in 288 B.C., the eighteenth year of King Asoka’s reign. King ...

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 ...

Bodhi Day is marked in Buddhist homes by mediation and by decorating a small fig tree with coloured beads and lights. Families enjoy Jataka tales too: stories once told by the Buddha about his ...