Bodhi tree

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The Bodhi tree is the sacred fig tree under which Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment, making it a central symbol of awakening in Buddhism.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Bodhi Tree 2
Ficus religiosa 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist symbol
Ficus religiosa
religious symbol
sacred tree
associatedWithPerson Shakyamuni Buddha
surface form: Gautama Buddha

Shakyamuni Buddha
surface form: Siddhartha Gautama
associatedWithReligion Buddhism
commemoratedBy Bodhi Day
hasCommonName Bo tree
Tree of Awakening
Tree of Enlightenment
sacred fig
hasCultivationSite East Asia
Himalayan region
Southeast Asia
Sri Lanka
hasCulturalRole object of meditation
object of veneration
hasLanguageName Pali: Bodhi-rukkha
Sanskrit: Bodhi-vṛkṣa
hasLeafShape cordate leaves
hasLeafTip long tapering tip
hasMeaning tree of awakening
tree of enlightenment
hasReligiousStatus pilgrimage site
hasSuccessorTree Sri Maha Bodhi
influenced Bodhi tree worship traditions
isTypeOf deciduous tree
fig tree
locatedAtEvent Buddha’s enlightenment
locatedIn Bihar NERFINISHED
Bodh Gaya
Gaya district
India
locationOf Buddha’s enlightenment
partOf Mahabodhi Temple complex
referencedIn Buddhist scriptures
Jataka tales
sacredIn Mahayana
surface form: Mahayana Buddhism

Theravada
surface form: Theravada Buddhism

Vajrayana
surface form: Vajrayana Buddhism
symbolizes Bodhi
awakening
enlightenment
nirvana
spiritual liberation
veneratedBy Buddhists
Hinduism
surface form: Hindus

Jains

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Buddhism hasSymbol Bodhi tree
Ficus includesSpecies Bodhi tree
this entity surface form: Ficus religiosa
Shakyamuni Buddha symbol Bodhi tree
this entity surface form: Bodhi Tree
this entity surface form: Bodhi Tree