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bo tree
[ boh ]
noun
- the pipal, or sacred fig tree, Ficus religiosa, of India, under which the founder of Buddhism is reputed to have attained the Enlightenment that constituted him the Buddha.
bo tree
/ bəʊ /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bo tree1
1860–65; partial translation of Sinhalese bogaha, equivalent to bo (< Pali bodhi < Sanskrit; Bodhisattva ) + gaha tree
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bo tree1
C19: from Sinhalese, from Pali bodhitaru tree of wisdom, from Sanskrit bodhi wisdom, awakening; see Bodhisattva
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Example Sentences
They are afterwards hung on the sacred Bo-tree, but never burned.
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Making flower and other offerings to the great Bo-Tree, he walked round it.
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In seven days the Bo-Tree remained there, invisible in the snowy womb, occasioning (renewed) delight in the populace.
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At the termination of the seventh day, all these clouds dispersed, and displayed the Bo Tree, and its halo of six coloured rays.
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From that circumstance also the monarch, overjoyed, a third time dedicated the empire to the great Bo-Tree.
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