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bodhi tree

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the pipal, or sacred fig tree, Ficus religiosa, of India, under which the founder of Buddhism is reputed to have attained the Enlightenment that constituted him the Buddha.

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bo tree.

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the sacred peepul at Buddh Gaya under which Gautama Siddhartha attained enlightenment and became the Buddha

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another name for the peepul

1680s, from Sinhalese bo, from Pali bodhi, short for bodhi-taru “bo tree,” literally “tree of wisdom or enlightenment” (related to Sanskrit buddhah “awakened;” see bid) + taru “tree.”