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| | Sri Maha Bodhi |
 | | The Sacred Jaya Siri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura | | | It is said to be the southern branch of the Jaya Siri Maha Bodhi at Buddha Gaya in India under which Lord Buddha attained Enlightenment. | | | Thus the tree which assisted Lord Buddha to achieve wisdom or enlightenment is called Bodhi. |
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http://srimahabodhi.org
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| | Bodhi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Bodhi is most commonly translated into English as enlightenment, though this translation is problematic, since enlightenment (the soul being "lit" by a higher power) is originally a concept from Christian mysticism or conversely evokes notions of the 18th century European Age of Enlightenment that are not identical with the Buddhist concept of Bodhi. | | | It is thus preferable to think of Bodhi as spiritual "Awake-ness" or "Awakening", rather than "enlightenment" (although it is true that imagery of light is extraordinarily prevalent in many of the Buddhist scriptures). | | | Similar doctrines are encountered in the Tathagatagarbha sutras, which tell of the immanent presence of the Buddha Principle (Buddha-dhatu/ Buddha-nature) within all beings. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhi
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| | Buddhist Studies: Bodhi Tree |
| | In the centuries after the Buddha, the Bodhi tree became a symbol of the Buddha's presence and an object of worship. | | | Many temples throughout the Buddhist world have Bodhi trees growing in them which are or are believed to be offspring of the one from Anaradapura and their worship forms an important part of popular Buddhist piety. | | | The original at Bodh Gaya was destroyed by King Puspyamitra during his persecution of Buddhism in the 2nd century BC and the tree planted to replace it, probably an offspring, was destroyed by King Sassanka at the beginning of the 7th century AD. |
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http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/dharmadata/fdd23.htm
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| | The Magi's Garden : Bodhi |
| | The Bodhi tree is sacred to Buddha and Vishnu. | | | Buddha sat beneath a Bodhi tree in meditation for six years, and its heart shaped leaves are said to tremble in memory of the divine vibrations. | | | In the East, sacred fires are fed with its wood. |
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http://www.angelfire.com/de/poetry/Flowers/Bodhi.html
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| | Buddhist Monks at Bodhi Tree |
| | Behind the temple are the two most venerated objects in all the Buddhist world, the Bodhi Tree and, beneath it, the Vajrasana, or seat of the Buddha's meditation. | | | The Hindus believe that the Buddha was one of the incarnations of Lord Vishnu; thus the Mahabodhi temple is a pilgrimage shrine for Hindus as well as Buddhists. | | | The tree standing today, while not the original, is a descendant of the tree growing in Buddha's time. |
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http://www.sacredsites.com/asia/india/buddhist.html
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| | The Bodhi Tree - How, Why, Where |
| | For Buddhists it is generally called 'The Bodhi Tree.' (Bodhi is another Pali word for enlightenment.) There is a descendant of the original tree still growing at Bodh Gaya and Bodhi trees are commonly found in Buddhist centres all over the world. | | | The Buddha was meditating under a tree when he understood the truth and became enlightened. | | | Bodhi trees, and single bodhi leaves, are a symbol, reminding us of Buddha's enlightenment |
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http://www.abm.ndirect.co.uk/leftside/actives/tree.htm
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| | Middle East Times |
| | TAIPEI -- A sapling from Sri Lanka's Maha Bodhi Tree, which is sacred to Buddhists, was planted in Taiwan on Sunday with the hope of bringing blessings to the island. | | | Sapling of sacred Buddhist Bodhi Tree from Sri Lanka planted in Taiwan | | | Legend has it that it grew from a sapling of the original Bodhi tree under which Lord Buddha attained enlightenment some 2,500 years ago. |
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http://feeds.srilankannews.net/?rid=111d21111a943280&cat=119937e494dd663e&f=1
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| | The Green World Oracle: The Pipal (Bodhi) Tree |
| | The Buddha himself was a tree spirit in thirty of his earlier lives, including one as the King of all tree spirits.3 Thus it is with rich justification that a pipal, India's ancient Tree of Wisdom (bodhi) came to represent the Enlightened One. | | | The tree is frequently found outside Buddhist shrines where it provides medicinal lac as well as a dense and welcome shade from the heat of the tropics. | | | The most famous pipal, or "holy fig," is the majestic one under which the Buddha, seated on a throne of grass, attained enlightenment. |
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http://www.mythinglinks.org/GreenWorld~pipal.html
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| | kushinagar, bodhgaya, hindu, buddha, jaina, mahabodhi temple, bodhi tree, rajgriha, nalanda, pawapuri, vaishali, ... |
| | kushinagar, bodhgaya, hindu, buddha, jaina, mahabodhi temple, bodhi tree, rajgriha, nalanda, pawapuri, vaishali, aurangabad, ajanta, ellora,. | | | Standing adjacent to a descendant of the original Bodhi tree under which Buddha meditated on the excesses of life and formulated his philosophy of a balanced approach to it, this temple is a pilgrimage for all Buddhists.- | | | In one of his last uterances, Buddha named Kusinagara, the site of his parinirvana, as one of the chief places of Buddhist pilgrimage, the other three being the places of his Birth, Enlightment and First Sermon. |
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http://www.indiantourismguide.com/dsverind/ind_plin/kushinagar.htm
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| | Cuc Nguyen Interview |
| | The word Bodhi comes from Hindi Sanskrit, the official language used in Buddhism. | | | While working on and looking at bodhi tree leaves, I can see all the principles and teachings I have learned from Buddhism (but sometimes had forgotten to apply them in my life!) Most of all, they teach me perseverance, awareness of this present moment, of the people around me, happiness, and concentration. | | | The Bodhi tree has long been one of the most important symbols in Buddhism. |
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http://www.totheweb.com/cuc/nature.html
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| | Union nurses tree commemorating Dalai Lama's visit - The Daily Texan - University |
| | The Bodhi tree, known as the Tree of Awakening, is significant to Buddhists because the religion's founder Shakyamuni Buddha is thought to have reached enlightenment under a Bodhi Tree. | | | She feels that the serenity of the lobby speaks to the peace advocated by the Dalai Lama. | | | Teed clarified that the tree is "not religious by any means, but everyone seems to enjoy it." |
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http://www.dailytexanonline.com/news/2005/10/03/University/Union.Nurses.Tree.Commemorating.Dalai.Lamas.Visit-1006485.shtml
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| | The Bodhi Tree -Buddha's enlightenment, Budhist Pilgrimage |
| | While the Vajrasana was the specific site of the enlightenment, the Bodhi tree, closely linked to the Buddha's accomplishment, became a central focus of devotion early in the history of the Sangha. | | | For seven days after the Enlightenment, the Buddha continued to meditate under the Bodhi tree without moving from his seat. | | | For another week the Buddha contemplated the Bodhi tree. |
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http://www.ebudhaindia.com/holy_sites/bodhi_tree.htm
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| | E-sangha, Buddhist Forum and Buddhism Forum -> Ever Grow Or Own A Bodhi Tree? |
| | His subsequent worship under the sacred tree apparently angered his queen to the point where she ordered the tree to be felled. | | | Ashoka's daughter Sangamitta, a Buddhist nun, took a shoot of the tree to Sri Lanka where the King, Devanampiyatissa, planted it at the Mahavihara monastery in Anuradhapura. | | | Hmmm, just fyi, only the original tree that Buddha sat under to gain enlightenment is known as the Bodhi Tree, or descendants from the original tree... |
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http://www.lioncity.net/buddhism/index.php?showtopic=11946
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| | forest SANGHA - Venerable Ajahn Chah - The Dharma, Buddha, The Zen Master, Vipassana, Bodhi Tree |
| | There is also the conventional idea of “Bodhi tree,” which is what most people talk about, but when there are two kinds of Bodhi tree, people can end up arguing and having the most contentious disputes—and then there is no Bodhi tree at all. | | | “Bodhi” means the Buddha himself, the one who knows. | | | Whether the Buddha was sitting beneath the Bodhi tree or performing other activities in other postures, never mind. |
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http://www.forestsangha.org/chah5.htm
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| | Bodhi Leaves |
| | The Buddha asked for a sapling of the Bodhi tree to be planted in Savatthi. | | | Ever since then Buddhists revere the Bodhi tree as they do the Buddha. | | | The Buddha then asked his devotees to venerate the Bodhi tree that had provided shade for him during his search for enlightenment. |
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http://www.bodhileaves.com/contents.htm
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| | The bodhi tree |
| | It is under one of these trees that the Buddha is said to have reached his ultimate goal of enlightenment after meditating at its base. | | | It was there that he spent 7 weeks (the time period varies with each interpretation of the story) under a pipal tree meditating until he reached enlightenment and it was here that the Buddhist religion was born. | | | Bodh Gaya is said to be the most important Buddhist pilgrimage site in the world and it is every winter that the monks come to visit the bodhi tree that grows there. |
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http://www.uwec.edu/greider/Buddha/Buddhism.Course/Students_Projects_Sites/balsanek.bodhgaya/bodhi_tree.htm
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| | Bodhgaya Buddhist Pilgrimage, Bodhgaya Buddhist Temples, Bodh Gaya Bodhi Tree, Bodhgaya Buddhist Retreat, Information ... |
| | However, the earth shook and the voices of previous buddhas resounded in the air, telling him that this was not the place of his enlightenment and advising him to proceed to the nearby bodhi tree. | | | While the Buddha sat meditating beneath the ajapala nigrodha tree, Brahma came and requested him to teach the Dharma. | | | In the same manner as Shakyamuni, all the buddhas who show enlightenment to this world eat a meal of milk rice, sit upon a carpet of grass at Vajrasana, engage in meditation, defeat Mara and his forces and attain supreme enlightenment beneath the bodhi tree (although the species of tree differs with each buddha). |
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http://www.buddhist-temples.com/bodhgaya.html
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| | Santa Claus and the Origin of the Christmas Tree: Pole-Spirits North and South |
| | No doubt, in a certain sense Lord Buddha was the spirit of the Bodhi Tree and in that sense Sujata was correct in her decision to make her offering to the radiant ascetic she found seated under the very tree that has been her original destination. | | | In Buddhist countries like Sri Lanka, the bodhi puja is a reminder that tree-worship or, rather, the veneration of tree spirits, has been an important feature of Asian cultures since at least the time of Gautama Buddha in the fifth century BC and probably much earlier. | | | Small wonder, then, that the tree is the symbol of the international ‘Green’ movement, or that the movement first took root in Europe where it is growing to this day. |
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http://livingheritage.org/pole-spirits.htm
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| | Buddhist Studies: Primary Level Unit 3. Under the Bodhi Tree |
| | Soon after that, he attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree. | | | When the Buddha stood up at last, he gazed at the tree in gratitude, to thank it for having given him shelter. | | | As the morning star appeared in the eastern sky, he became an enlightened one, a Buddha. |
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http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhism/pbs2_unit03.htm
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| | ABC News: Sacred Sri Lanka tree out of the woods in Taiwan |
| | The sapling from the Jaya Siri Maha Bodhi, believed to be descended from the bodhi tree under which Buddha attained enlightenment, was detained at customs due to regulations forbidding imports of Sri Lanka bodhi trees with roots. | | | Aug 17, 2005 — TAIPEI (Reuters) - A sapling from a Sri Lankan bodhi tree deeply revered by Buddhists has at last made it into Taiwan after being rejected by quarantine authorities for fear of parasites. | | | Taiwan's Ling Jiou Mountain Buddhist Society, which received the sapling as a gift from the Sri Lankan government, said it was treated by a renowned tree surgeon, flown overseas and then sent back to Taiwan for a second try. |
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http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=1044508
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| | Online edition of Sunday Observer - Business |
| | The sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura is believed to be the oldest authenticated tree in the world, and is the saplings of the parent tree under which Gotama Buddha attained enlightenment. | | | Bhikku Bodhipala has also stressed the need to educate all Buddhist pilgrims about the fact, and that the bo-tree should be kept away from human touch. | | | And Buddhist authorities have instructed the Secretary General of the Sri Lanka National Commission for UNESCO, to take whatever possible action to remedy the situation, through the Indian government and the UNESCO office in New Delhi. |
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http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2003/05/04/new21.html
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| | The Bodhi Tree and 'Golden Throne' Photo |
| | This is the spot where 2500 ish years ago the Buddha attained enlightenment after fasting and meditating under the Bodhi tree for 40 days and nights. | | | This is the spot where Buddha achieved a higher state of concioussness, enlightenemnet, whatever you want to call it. | | | I guess you could compare it with Bethlehem or Jerusalem for Christians, but this is a place of peace and tranquility even now in the 21st century. |
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http://www.travelblog.org/Photos/7940.html
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| | Amazon.ca: Books: Heartwood of the Bodhi Tree: The Buddha's Teachings on Voidness |
| | It is, in my opinion, an extremely important discussion on the essential truth of Buddhism, stripping away all of the unnecessary glitz which accompanies it in the East and all of the new-age pseudo gurus who speak and write about Eastern religion in the West. | | | Heartwood of the Bodhi Tree: The Buddha's Teachings on Voidness | | | Amazon.ca: Books: Heartwood of the Bodhi Tree: The Buddha's Teachings on Voidness |
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http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/0861710355
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| | TREND Magazine: Art: Photo of Bodhi Tree |
| | The Buddha achieved Enlightenment while meditating under a Bodhi tree, and some trees in Thailand are said to be derived from cuttings of that tree. | | | They are placed before construction of the building, to placate the spiritual guardians of the property. | | | Stakes provided by the faithful help prop the Bodhi tree at Wat Phra That Lampang Luang. |
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http://www.trendmag.com/Art/buddha7.htm
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| | THE TREE OF ENLIGHTENMENT |
| | As in the case of the Bodhi at Anuradhapura the Kalutara Bodhi is also considered sacred to Buddhists all over the world including Sri Lanka who visit it daily. | | | It was thus that one evening, seated under a tree; since then known as the Bodhi-tree, The Tree of Wisdom, on the bank of the river Neranjara at Buddha-Gaya, he attained Enlightenment. | | | BBS: The Banyan A wide spreading Indian fig, the tree like the one where the Buddha sat for 49 days in deep reflection before obtaining enlightenment. |
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http://www.utopiasprings.com/banyan.htm
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| | Theology Today - Vol 16, No. 4 - January 1960 - ARTICLE - The Cross and the Bodhi Tree |
| | In Thailand there are Buddhist priests and laymen who have demonstrated their compassion for the leper, for the victims of flood and fire, for the ignorant, the poor, and the sick. | | | In summary, the man who follows the Buddha to the Bodhi Tree and beyond may face suffering with courage and equanimity. | | | In meditation under the tree there dawned upon him insight into the Truth. |
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http://theologytoday.ptsem.edu/jan1960/v16-4-article1.htm
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| | Bodhi Tree Bookstore through the Ages |
| | The Bodhi Tree Bookstore has grown into a flourishing landmark with its roots strongly grounded in the spiritual community. | | | This building, with its faintly Moorish design, became the Bodhi Tree Annex where we hold author booksigning events and other programs pertaining to the spiritual community. | | | The following pictures show the bodhi tree in its full glory. |
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http://www.bodhitree.com/gallery/bookstore/medium.html
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| | Patna Travelogue, Gaz goes Zen, Chillin Under the Bodhi Tree... |
| | The small town of Bodhgaya is the motherland of Buddhism, home to the world famous Bodhi tree which Buddha sat under when he attained enlightenment. | | | Patna Travelogue, Gaz goes Zen, Chillin Under the Bodhi Tree... | | | On our third and final morning in Bodhgaya I got up and made my way to the Bodhi Tree one last time for sunrise to experience the holy grounds at there most quiet and serene before the mid morning rush of people arrived. |
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http://www.trekshare.com/index.cfm?p1=48&journalid=12283
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| | Often contemplated as a Bodhi Tree the stupa spire rises above |
| | Often contemplated as a Bodhi Tree the stupa spire rises above - The Stupa - or pagoda - is a traditional Buddhist monument raised as memorial for dead saints and holy men. | | | The Stupa - or pagoda - is a traditional Buddhist monument raised as memorial for dead saints and holy men. | | | It is not visible until it rises beyond the mundane when it is seen growing through, and nourished by, the ashes on the shrine. |
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http://www.thaipro.com/z1023b/978_thailand.html
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| | CSULB Online 49er: volLIVno27: Huntington Beach's Bodhi Tree Cafe does a body good |
| | Word to the Buddha &; back at the Bodhi Tree Cafe, I was stoked by the $5.95 lunch special. | | | An ex-girlfriend's mom once told me that the vegetarian level was on the second story because vegetarians are closer to heaven. | | | Their menu needs redesign, some places of it reminded me of those colorblind spot tests. |
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http://csulb.edu/~d49er/archives/2004/fall/diversions/volLVno27-good.shtml
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| | The Sacred Bodhi Tree |
| | Trimillennia have flowed since Gautama Buddha found Enlightenment while zazening under the Bodhi tree. | | | From that day forth, every Bodhi leaf bears with its self the Tree entire. | | | Gazing in deep wakefulness upon the sacred leaf will bring Samadhi when it does. |
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http://www.leafages.com/Portfolio/bodhileaves.htm
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| | Bodhi Tree Center : Portland Oregon Buddhism, Dharma Talks, Sutra Study, Meditation, Moral Virtue, Asian Language ... |
| | The Bodhi Tree Education Center is dedicated to helping raise the consciousness, instill the principles, and facilitate the practice of the core concepts of Buddhism to people of all ages, by hosting such events as meditation sits, Dharma talks (by local or visiting masters), sutra readings, practice groups, and ceremonies. | | | Bodhi Tree Center : Portland Oregon Buddhism, Dharma Talks, Sutra Study, Meditation, Moral Virtue, Asian Language Programs, Children Programs, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese Instruction, Ethics Study, Chinese Buddhism, Tibetan, Theravadan, Mahayana, Portland Oregon | | | We have a Chinese Language Program where we teach Mandarin Chinese. |
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http://bodhitreecenter.org
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| | Buddha - Amaravati - The Bodhi Tree |
| | The Buddha is represented by the footprints and empty throne in the centre of the scene. | | | On either side of the tree are men holding out cloth perhaps as offerings to the Buddha. | | | The tree under which Siddhartha sat when he reached Enlightenment became known as the Bodhi Tree. |
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http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/buddha/explore/pili1_b3.html
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| | The Bodhi Tree |
| | The week-long meditation of Shakyamuni under the Pipal Tree in Gaya brought him to full enlightenment; henceforth he was the Enlightened One, the wise One, the Buddha. | | | This Enlightenment may be thought of as encompassing two understandings. | | | The Pipal tree under which he sat was, correspondingly, the Tree of Wisdom, the Bodhi Tree, just as his followers referred to the place as Bodhgaya, "Gaya of Enlightenment (Wisdom)." |
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http://mcel.pacificu.edu/mcel/omm/B1371.html
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| | For A Change: Beyond the smoke of Turtle Hill: film-maker Alan Channer describes the journey that has led him to make ... |
| | Mary and I have worked together to produce The Cross and the Bodhi Tree--two Christian encounters with Buddhism for both Anglophone and Francophone audiences. | | | For A Change: Beyond the smoke of Turtle Hill: film-maker Alan Channer describes the journey that has led him to make `The Cross and the Bodhi Tree', a film about Christian encounters with Buddhism | | | Beyond the smoke of Turtle Hill: film-maker Alan Channer describes the journey that has led him to make `The Cross and the Bodhi Tree', a film about Christian encounters with Buddhism |
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http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0KZH/is_6_14/ai_30125169
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| | Under the Bodhi tree photo - Robert photos at pbase.com |
| | Sitting happily under the tree is a superb alabaster Buddha in the Burmese Shan style. | | | The holy Bo tree outside the main temple comes from India, having grown from a clipping of the very tree in Bodh Gaya under which the Buddha | | | all galleries >> Travel Galleries >> Chiang Mai, Thailand > Under the Bodhi tree |
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http://www.pbase.com/image/18543090
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| | A Remarkable Death under the Bodhi Tree |
| | Chopel Dronma was sitting with the Samye Ling nuns meditating under the bodhi tree, the site of Buddha's enlightenment. | | | Although the aspiring monastics did morning prayers together in the main hall of the Chinese Temple on all the other days, that morning they went to the stupa instead, breaking into small groups to do their morning practice. | | | But to die under the bodhi tree while saying prayers, with nuns around her and her teacher at her side -- this was not a usual death. |
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http://www.thubtenchodron.org/BuddhistNunsMonasticLife/a_remarkable_death_under_the_bodhi_tree.html
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