CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -After approaching but declining a mango tree, the Buddha chooses the fig tree (Ficus religiosa ). The fig tree became known as the bodhi tree because the Buddha reached enlightenment (bodhi) after meditating beneath one such tree for 49 days.

Detailed explanation-2: -Different Names The tree in reality is Pipal (Asvattha, Ficus religiosa), the Indian Fig. The term Bodhirukkha is explained by Buddhaghoṣa as the one under which the Buddha attained Bodhi. Bodhi tree at the Mahābodhi Temple is also known as the Sri Mahā Bodhi.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Answer: After seven years of wandering Gautama sat under a peepal tree. He attained knowledge under that tree and got enlightened. He renamed the tree as ‘Bodhi tree’ which means the tree of wisdom.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Bodhi tree grew from the original banyan tree under which the Buddha attained enlightenment. It stands behind the Mahabodhi temple.