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Bodh Gaya — city … Wikipedia
Bodh Gaya — ▪ India also spelled Buddh Gaya town in central Bihar state, northeastern India. It is situated west of the Phalgu River, a tributary of the Ganges (Ganga) River (Ganges River). One of the holiest of Buddhist sites, it was there, under the… … Universalium
bo tree — [bəʊ] (also bodh tree) noun a fig tree native to India and SE Asia, regarded as sacred by Buddhists. [Ficus religiosa.] Origin C19: representing Sinhalese bōgaha tree of knowledge (Buddha s enlightenment having occurred beneath such a tree), from … English new terms dictionary
Bodhi Tree — The Bodhi Tree, also known as Bo (from the Sinhalese Bo), was a large and very old Sacred Fig tree ( Ficus religiosa ) located in Bodh Gaya (about convert|100|km|mi| 0|abbr=on|disp=/ from Patna in the Indian state of Bihar), under which… … Wikipedia
bo tree — /boh/ 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. Also called bodhi tree. [1860 65; partial trans. of Sinhalese… … Universalium
bodhi tree — or bo tree In Buddhism, the fig tree under which the Buddha sat when he attained enlightenment (bodhi) at Bodh Gaya (near Gaya, India). The tree growing on the site now is believed to be a descendant of the original, planted from a cutting of a… … Universalium
bodhi tree — noun a) The Indian fig tree, Ficus religiosa, that is sacred to Buddhism b) The specific fig tree under which the Buddha sat when he attained enlightenment; the descendant of that tree on the same spot at Bodh Gaya … Wiktionary
Mahabodhi Temple — Complex at Bodh Gaya * UNESCO World Heritage Site Country … Wikipedia
Buddhism — Buddhist, n., adj. Buddhistic, Buddhistical, adj. Buddhistically, adv. /booh diz euhm, bood iz /, n. a religion, originated in India by Buddha (Gautama) and later spreading to China, Burma, Japan, Tibet, and parts of southeast Asia, holding that… … Universalium
Decline of Buddhism in India — Part of a series on Buddhism Outline · Portal History Timeline · Councils … Wikipedia
