The Bodhi tree at the Mahabodhi Temple is called the Sri MahaBodhi. According to Buddhism, after his Enlightenment, the Buddha spent a whole week in front of the tree, standing with unblinking eyes, gazing at it with gratitude. A shrine was later erected on the spot where he so stood, and was called the Animisalocana cetiya (q.v.). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhi_tree
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the Buddha meditated underneath the Tree of Knowledge
Prince Siddartha Gautama sat under a tree. He remained there until he found his enlightenment.
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Siddhartha Gautama, The Buddha, sat under a fig tree, also called a Peepal tree and gained enlightenment. The scientific name of a peepal tree is Ficus religiosa.
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The figure who sat under a tree for 40 days and 40 nights is Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha. According to Buddhist tradition, he meditated under the Bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya, India, during this period, seeking enlightenment. After this time of deep contemplation, he attained enlightenment and became the Buddha, teaching the path to liberation from suffering.
It was Philip who told Nathanael who sat under a tree.
The Buddha achieved enlightenment while sitting under a fig tree,whose species is now called ficus religious. The specific tree is called The Bodhi tree, where Bodhi means Enlightenment.AnswerThe Buddha just before he became a Buddha as a Bodhisattva, sat under the Assattha (Pali), often called the Bodhi-tree, and thereupon attained enlightenment becoming a Buddha. There is, however, more to this. The Pali word Assattha is probably the past participle of the Pali word, 'assasati' which can literally mean "enter by the breath". This makes sense if we understand that Buddhahood is achieved by access to the fourth meditation or dhyana (Jp., Zen) which utilizes the breath to finally transcend it. Here the mind reaches its apex. Mind awakens to its own immaculate nature, hence, Buddha. That would be the "Bodhi Tree."Although there are many thoughts on this question the original tree, under which Buddha received the enlightenment was Ficus benghalensis, the Banyan.
Buddah sat under a pipal or a bodi tree for 49 days waiting for truth to be revealed to him. He meditated daily and vowed not to get up until he had received his enlightenment.
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