Bo Tree

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The Bo Tree, also known as the Bodhi Tree, is the sacred fig tree under which Siddhartha Gautama is said to have attained enlightenment and become the Buddha.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf pilgrimage site
religious symbol
sacred tree
alsoKnownAs Bodhi Tree
linked to: Bodhi tree

Sacred Fig Tree
linked to: Bodhi tree
hasCulturalSignificanceIn East Asia
Myanmar
South Asia
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Tibet
hasFamily Moraceae
hasGenus Ficus
hasLeafShape cordate leaves with long drip tips
hasReligiousTradition Mahayana Buddhism
linked to: Mahayana

Theravada Buddhism
linked to: Theravada

Vajrayana Buddhism
linked to: Vajrayana
hasReplica Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura
linked to: Sri Maha Bodhi
hasScientificName Ficus religiosa
linked to: Bodhi tree
inspired Bodhi tree plantings at Buddhist temples worldwide
isAssociatedWith Buddhist enlightenment
Gautama Buddha
linked to: Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama
linked to: Shakyamuni Buddha
isLinkedTo Four Noble Truths
Middle Way doctrine
linked to: Middle Way

Noble Eightfold Path
linked to: Eightfold Path
isLocatedIn Bihar
Bodh Gaya
Gaya district
India
isNear Mahabodhi Temple
isObjectOf Buddhist pilgrimage
meditation practices
offerings of flowers
offerings of lamps
ritual circumambulation
isReferencedIn Buddhist art and iconography
Buddhist scriptures
Jataka tales
isSacredIn Buddhism
Hinduism
Jainism
isTypeOf fig tree
isVeneratedAt Mahabodhi Temple complex
locationOfEvent Buddha’s enlightenment
symbolizes awakening
enlightenment
spiritual liberation
wisdom

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