Bodhi, transliteration in Sanskrit, means consciousness, wisdom, knowledge and road. Broadly speaking, it is to cut off worldly troubles and achieve nirvana wisdom. Because Buddha Sakyamuni preached under the bodhi tree, bodhi means awakening and achieving Buddha's fruit.
In English, the word "Bodhi Tree" is peepul, Bo-Tree or Large-Tree, all of which mean magnanimity, compassion, distinguishing good from evil and awakening truth. In plant taxonomy, the Latin name of Bodhi Tree is Ficus religosa, which means sacred religion.
The legend of bodhi tree:
Bodhi trees seem to be born with deep Buddhist roots. According to legend, more than 2,500 years ago, Sakyamuni was founded by Siddhartha Gautama, the prince of the Kapylovi Kingdom in northern ancient India (now Nepal). When he was young, he resolutely gave up the throne and comfortable royal life, became a monk, and sought the true meaning of life in order to get rid of the suffering of reincarnation and save the suffering beings.
After years of practice, I finally sat quietly under the bodhi tree for 7 days and 7 nights, overcoming all kinds of evil temptations. When the dawn broke and the morning star rose, I was enlightened and finally became a Buddha. When Sakyamuni Buddha meditated under the bodhi tree, the bodhi tree god used leaves to shelter Sakyamuni Buddha from the wind and rain, hence the name. Therefore, Buddhism has always regarded the bodhi tree as a sacred tree, while India has designated it as a national tree.
In the Buddhist temple, her image is characterized by holding branches in both hands and dressing up as a young woman. Bodhi tree, whose real name is Biboro tree, is an evergreen tree with oval leaves, yellow-white stems, flowers hidden in the receptacle, and tree seeds can be used as rosary. Because it is the sacred tree of Buddhism, believers in Buddhist countries in Southeast Asia often burn incense, scatter flowers and worship around the tree, which is the custom.
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Bodhi tree originated in India, so it is commonly known as Indian Bodhi Tree, alias Enlightenment Tree and Wisdom Tree. According to legend, in the first year of Tian Jian, Liang Wudi (502), the Indian monk Sanzang introduced the Bodhi tree from Zhuxi to the altar of Guangxiao Temple. Since then, Bodhi trees have grown in Guangdong and Yunnan. It is the national tree of India.
Other meaning of Bodhi Tree:
Known as the "Tree of Peace", Chen Shuaifo, chairman of China Feng Shui Association, visited here in 2003. Four bodhi leaves are displayed in Putuo Mountain Cultural Relics Exhibition Hall in Zhejiang Province, China. It is said that they were picked from this tree, so they have always been regarded as treasures and cherished.
1954 Jawaharlal Nehru, former Indian Prime Minister, visited China and gave saplings cultivated from the branches of this tree as gifts to Indian leader President Mao Zedong and Premier Zhou Enlai to show the friendship between the Chinese and Indian peoples. Premier Zhou gave this bodhi sapling representing friendship to Beijing Botanical Garden of China Academy of Sciences for protection. The leaders and employees of the Botanical Garden attach great importance to it, carefully maintain it and make it grow sturdily.
After careful maintenance by the staff of the Botanical Garden, this bodhi tree is growing well, flourishing and thriving, which seems to symbolize the "Five Principles of Peace" and the friendship between the Chinese and Indian peoples.
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