CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Bodhi tree, also called Bo tree, according to Buddhist tradition, the specific sacred fig (Ficus religiosa) under which the Buddha sat when he attained Enlightenment (Bodhi) at Bodh Gaya in Bihar, India.

Detailed explanation-2: -Siddhartha wandered for seven years and finally sat down under a Peepal tree. He vowed to stay there until enlightenment came. Being enlightened after seven days, he renamed the tree the Bodhi Tree, the Tree of Wisdom.

Detailed explanation-3: -“He wandered for seven years and finally sat down under a peepal tree, where he vowed to stay until enlightenment came. Enlightened after seven days, he renamed the tree the Bodhi Tree (Tree of Wisdom) and began to teach and to share his understandings.”

Detailed explanation-4: -While visiting Maha Boddhi Mandir at Bodhgaya seen this Bodhi tree behind the temple. Gautam Buddha attained enlightenment under this Peepal tree, after this the place becomes a magnet for tourists all over the world.