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Sri Maha Bodhi, Anuradhapura. Sri Lanka. 2006.

Sanghamitta landing with the Bodhi tree sapling at Sri Lanka.

Sri Maha Bodhi is a Sacred Fig tree in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It is said to be a sapling from the original Bodhi tree under which the historical Buddha became enlightened. It was planted in 288 BC, and is the oldest living human-planted tree in the world with a known planting date. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (802x602, 313 KB) Beschreibung Der Sri Maha Bodhi ist der älteste Baum auf diesem Planeten, dessen Geschichte dokumentiert ist. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (802x602, 313 KB) Beschreibung Der Sri Maha Bodhi ist der älteste Baum auf diesem Planeten, dessen Geschichte dokumentiert ist. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 361 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1808 × 3000 pixel, file size: 665 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 361 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1808 × 3000 pixel, file size: 665 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Binomial name Ficus religiosa L. The Sacred Fig Ficus religiosa, also known as Bo (from the Sinhalese Bo), Pipal (Peepul) or Ashwattha tree, is a species of banyan fig native to India, southwest China and Indochina east to Vietnam. ... Anuradhapura, (අනුරාධපුර in Sinhala), is one of the ancient capitals of Sri Lanka, world famous for its well preserved ruins of the Great Sri Lankan Civilization. ... The Bodhi Tree at the Mahabodhi Temple. ... Standing Buddha sculpture, ancient region of Gandhara, northern Pakistan, 1st century CE, Musée Guimet. ... Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC - 280s BC - 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 293 BC 292 BC 291 BC 290 BC 289 BC 288 BC 287 BC 286 BC 285... The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth. ...

It was planted on a high terrace about 6.5 m above the ground and surrounded by railings, and today it is one of the most sacred relics of the Buddhists in Sri Lanka and respected by Buddhists all over the world. This wall was constructed during the reign of King Kirthi Sri Rajasingha, to protect it from wild elephants which might have attacked the tree. A silhouette of Buddha at Ayutthaya, Thailand. ... Genera and Species Loxodonta Loxodonta cyclotis Loxodonta africana Elephas Elephas maximus Elephas antiquus † Elephas beyeri † Elephas celebensis † Elephas cypriotes † Elephas ekorensis † Elephas falconeri † Elephas iolensis † Elephas planifrons † Elephas platycephalus † Elephas recki † Stegodon † Mammuthus † Elephantidae (the elephants) is a family of pachyderm, and the only remaining family in the order Proboscidea...

History

The tree is said to be the southern branch of the Jaya Siri Maha Bodhi at Bodh Gaya in India under which Lord Buddha attained Enlightenment. The Bodhi Tree at the Mahabodhi Temple. ... Bodh Gaya or Bodhgaya(24° 41 60N, 84° 58 60E) is a city in Gaya district in the Indian state of Bihar. ... Bodhi (बोधि) is the Pāli and Sanskrit word for the awakened or knowing consciousness of a fully liberated yogi, generally translated into English as enlightenment. It is an abstract noun formed from the verbal root budh (to awake, become aware, notice, know or understand), corresponding to the verbs bujjhati (P...

In the 3rd century BCE, the Buddha's fig tree was brought to Sri Lanka by the Theri Sangamitta (Pali; Skt.: Sanghamitra), daughter of Emperor Asoka and founder of an order of Buddhist nuns in Sri Lanka. Sanghamitta (Sanghamitra in Sanskrit) was the daughter of Emperor Ashoka and his Buddhist queen Devi. ... Pali (IAST: ) is a Middle Indo-Aryan dialect or prakrit. ... The Sanskrit language ( , for short ) is a classical language of India, a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism, and one of the 23 official languages of India. ... This article is about Ashoka, the emperor. ... High-ranking Chinese bhikkunis in an alms round. ...

In 249 BCE, Jaya Siri Maha Bodhi was planted in the Mahameghavana Park in Anuradhapura by King Devanampiyatissa. Anuradhapura, (අනුරාධපුර in Sinhala), is one of the ancient capitals of Sri Lanka, world famous for its well preserved ruins of the Great Sri Lankan Civilization. ...

See also

• Bodhi tree
• Buddhist pilgrimage
• Sanghamitta

On May 14, 1985, the LTTE, a terrorist organisation, damaged the shrine and massacred 145 nuns, monks and innocent pilgrims as they worshipping inside the Buddhist shrine of this most sacred of Buddhist places of worship [1]. The Bodhi Tree at the Mahabodhi Temple. ... The most important places of pilgrimage in Buddhism are located in Northern India and Southern Nepal, in the area between New Delhi and Calcutta. ... Sanghamitta was the daughter of Emperor Ashoka and sister of Venerable Mahinda. ... LTTE is an acronym or initialism for: Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Known for their guerilla warfare forcibly killing every other independent groups aiming for seperate state. ...

External links

• Living Heritage - Jaya Siri Maha Bodhi
• UNESCO World Heritage - Sacred City of Anuradhapura
• Sri Maha Bodhi tourist site
• Buddha and the Bodhi tree