In Anuradhapura to holy Bodhi Tree

"Shouxing" tree - big banyan tree Sri Maha Shiva extraction (SriMahaBodhi), namely the bodhi tree, is located in the centre of anuradhapura. In 2300 before the plant, is one of the world's longest tree age. Buddhists as after the tooth relic. In 528 BC, Shakya MuniIndiaBodhi Gaya (Buddagaya) a piper Bo Luo (Pippala) under the tree sitting cross-legged, attain Bodhi (Enlightenment), attained enlightenment, its followers to pippala called Bodhi tree.

The tall figure of Buddha

History set, India Maurya Ashoka (Ashoke) sent his son Mahendra (Mahinda) eldersSri LankaThe missionary soon after, and sent my daughter, Theravada Buddhism female missionary monk Gamiduo (Sangamitta) in Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka as the princess and maid teaching nun ring, and in Anuradhapura urban Upasika temple, Sri Lanka first bhkuni Sangha (Buddhist) from birth.

She also has a long Gaya from Bodhi bodhi tree a tree gift Sri Lanka king. The king will it is planted in the temple (MahaVihara), a high-profile so, early Buddhists in India will worship Buddhist ritual bodhi tree transplantation worship Buddha in Sri lanka. In later years, Buddhism flourished in Sri lanka. Si laws, prohibiting the cutting or hurt the Bodhi tree. Reportedly, the branches of trees brought from India has withered, but grow from the trees of the bodhi tree but with luxuriant foliage, vigorous exception, transplanting seedlings grown from this tree to all parts of the country temple.

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