bodhi tree

bodhi tree

English

Noun

bodhi tree (plural bodhi trees)

1. The Indian fig tree, sacred fig, Ficus religiosa, that is sacred to Buddhism.
2. (Buddhism) 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.

Hypernyms

• tree

Translations

Indian fig tree — see sacred fig

fig tree under which the Buddha sat

Burmese: ဗောဓိညောင်ပင် (bau:dhi.nyaungpang), ဗောဓိညောင် (my) (bau:dhi.nyaung) Chinese: Mandarin: 菩提樹／菩提树 (zh) (pútíshù) Finnish: bodhipuu, valaistuksen puu Korean: 보리수 (ko) (borisu) Shan: ၺွင်ႇပေႃးထီႉ (nyàung páu thḭ̂i) Spanish: árbol de bodhi m

References

• bodhi tree on Wikipedia.Wikipedia