WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Bodhi Tree ("tree of awakening"), also called the Mahabodhi Tree, Bo Tree, is a large sacred fig tree (Ficus religiosa) located in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India. Siddhartha Gautama, the spiritual teacher who became known as the Buddha, is said to have attained enlightenment or buddhahood circa 500 BCE under this tree.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gautama Buddha attained ‘Bodhi’ enlightenment while meditating under a pipal tree at Uruvela, near the city of Gaya in present day .

Detailed explanation-3: -1 Answer. Buddha sought guidance from many sages on the ways of removing sorrow. But he was not satisfied with their answer. So he sat under a Peepal tree in Gaya and meditated for many days and became enlightened.