bodhi

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The Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya is decorated on this day and devotees perform special prayers under the bodhi tree under which the Buddha is believed to have attained enlightenment.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2024

He guided me through the 108 prostrations ceremony, a calorie-burning Buddhist ritual in which I chanted 108 mantras and deep-bowed 108 times while stringing together 108 bodhi prayer beads to form a necklace.

From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2022

Today, for example, I have my lucky bodhi seed in my pocket, a gift from a good friend in med school.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2020

Inside, cuttings from a bodhi tree, a tree sacred to Buddhists and traditionally planted at monasteries, catch the sunlight from a glass near the kitchen sink.

From Washington Times • Dec. 19, 2015

This is his bodhi tree under which he will obtain enlightenment as Sâkyamuni under the Ficus religiosa.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 by Eliot, Charles, Sir