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The Bodhi Tree at the temple was propagated from a line of trees originating with the Bodhi Tree under which the Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment.
Here was the wicked woman who accused the Master of impurity, all confounded; here was the teaching in the Deer-park; the miracle that stunned the fire-worshippers; here was the Bodhisat in royal state as a prince; the miraculous birth; the death at Kusinagara, where the weak disciple fainted; while there were almost countless repetitions of the meditation under the Bodhi tree; and the adoration of the alms-bowl was everywhere.
Rudyard Kipling -- Kim
Sakyamuni Buddha Beneath the Bodhi Tree (carved schist, India, c.