Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The Ficus religiosa, or pipul-tree, under which Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism, is said to have become “enlightened” (Buddha), after forty days' fixed contemplation, during which time he was subjected to all manner of temptation, and to have evolved the four noble truths by which mankind may be delivered from the miseries attending upon birth, life, and death.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- (Bot.) The peepul tree; esp., the very ancient tree standing at Anurajahpoora in Ceylon, grown from a slip of the tree under which Gautama is said to have received the heavenly light and so to have become Buddha.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
fig tree regarded as sacred byHindus andBuddhists .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Partial translation of Sinhalese bo-gaha, tree of wisdom (because it was the tree under which the Buddha was enlightened) : bo, wisdom (from Pali bodhi, from Sanskrit bodhiḥ, enlightenment; see bheudh- in Indo-European roots) + gaha, tree.]
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