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Why did Ascetic Siddhartha choose to meditate under the Bodhi Tree?
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∙ 12y ago
the Bodhi Tree was just a normal tree before Siddhartha meditated under it so he just randomly picked any tree,maybe with leaves that shades underneath from the sun so he wouldn't be disturbed by heat. People named it because it was near siddhartha when he was enlightened.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoWell, the Buddha sat under a tree because it offered him shade and protection.
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What do people do at the Bodhi Tree?
Bodhi trees are a favorite place for many people to meditate, because Buddha became enlightened under a Bodhi tree.
Do people meditate at the bodhi tree?
Yes. The bodhi tree is significant for meditators because it was under such a tree that Buddha became enlightened.
What is the nickname of the place Siddhartha sat and meditated?
Siddhartha meditated in many places; he became enlightened under the bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya, India.
What do Buddhists meditate under?
The Buddha became enlightened under the bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya, India.
What special events or rituals happen for Bodhi day?
When celebrating Bodhi Day, many people decorate ficus trees. They also eat rice and milk for dinner, and meditate and pray.
What are the steps to nirvana in Buddhism?
Siddhartha's mom, Queen Maya, had a dream (sorry, I don't know what the dream was about) while she was pregnant with Siddhartha. She thought she should know what the dream meant, so she asked the holy men. They told her it meant that her if Siddhartha stayed in the royal life, he would be the ruler of the universe, but if he left the royal life, he would become the Buddha. Siddhartha's father, of course, wanted Siddhartha to become the ruler of the universe, so he provided the best of everything for his son. Then when Siddhartha was sixteen he got married. Then when he was twenty-nine he had a son. Siddhartha's father finally decided that Siddhartha could leave the palace walls since he had a son and a wife to keep him home. Siddhartha took three trips outside of the palace, and he saw suffering for the first time. The first trip he saw an old man. The second trip he saw a sick man. On the third trip he saw a dead man. And on the fourth trip he saw an ascetic. An ascetic is an extremely peaceful person. Siddhartha saw the ascetic and was so impressed by how peaceful he was despite the suffering around him, that he decided to become an ascetic too. Siddhartha then took the life of an ascetic. He gave up all his fancy things, shaved his head and meditated a lot. But Siddhartha did not feel like this was the way to reach Enlightenment, and then Nirvana. So he gave up the life of an ascetic, and decided to take the middle path, which is a cross between wealthy and poor like an ascetic. (Kind of like the middle class today.) Siddhartha then went to meditate under the Bodhi tree for forty days. There he discovered the four noble truths, the eightfold path, and nirvana and enlightenment. That's how he became the Buddha.
In which town did the Buddha meditate?
In many towns. He attained enlightenment under the bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya, India.
What is the name of the place where Buddhist meditate?
The Buddha became enlightened meditating under the bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya, India.
What is the tree of wisdom in the Buddhist religion?
The Bodhi Tree was a large and very old Sacred Fig tree (Ficus religiosa) located in Bodhi Gaya under which Siddhartha Gautama, the spiritual teacher later known as Gautama Buddha, is said to have achieved enlightenment, or Bodhi. In religious iconography, the Bodhi tree is recognizable by its heart-shaped leaves, which are usually prominently displayed.
What hill did Buddha meditate on?
Buddha meditated in many places over the years. He attained enlightenment under the bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya, India.
How did Siddhartha Gautama begin Buddhism?
He meditated for a long time under the Bodhi tree. From this he discovered the answer to man's sufeering, and then through a series of followers spread this to the rest of the world.
What is bodhi saffa?
its not bodhi saffa its bodhi satta. it means completely enlightened
