Who gained enlightenment sitting under a Bodhi tree?
Bodhi Tree Bodhi Tree The Bodhi Tree (Sanskrit: बोधि), also known as Bo (from Sinhalese: "Bo"), "peepal tree", or "arasa maram" (Tamil:அரசமரம்)(Devanagari: पीपल क पेड़), was a large and ancient sacred fig tree ("Ficus religiosa") located in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India, under which Siddhartha Gautama, the spiritual teacher who became known as the Buddha, is said to have attained enlightenment or "Bodhi". In religious iconography, the Bodhi Tree is recognizable by its heart-shaped leaves, which are usually prominently displayed. The term "Bodhi Tree" is also widely applied to existing trees, particularly the sacred fig ("Ficus religiosa") growing at the Mahabodhi Temple in
Bodhi Tree rapt in meditation. This tree, because it was planted under the direction of Ananda, came to be known as the Ananda Bodhi. King Asoka's daughter, Sanghamittra, brought a piece of the tree with her to Sri Lanka where it is continuously growing to this day in the island's ancient capital, Anuradhapura. This Bodhi tree was originally named Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi, and was a piece of another Bodhi tree planted in the year 245 B.C. Although the original Bodhi tree deteriorated and died of old age, the descendants of the branch that was brought by Emperor Ashoka's son, Mahindra, and