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Sitting then beneath the Bo Tree, he was approached and tempted by the god Kama-Mara (“Desire and Death”), the master magician of the world illusion. Having overcome the tempter by remaining immovable ...

When the Buddha becomes enlightened, he spends the night before with a courtesan, and then as he sits under the Bo tree his concentration is assailed by the gods and demons, but he overcomes them ...

Having declared the “Paean of Joy”, the Buddha serenely remained seated under the glorious Bo Tree for one whole week. He was complacently contemplating the Sublime discovery he had achieved ...

In Rowangchhari, Bandarban, the auspicious occasion of Buddha Purnima, also known as Baishakhi Purnima, was celebrated in 2025 with rituals at the Bo Tree. These rituals marked the significant events ...

Visakha, a situduwa, daughter and then wife of rich Brahmins, who supposedly had gone far on the Path preached by the Buddha, became his chief female dayaki or devotee. Sujata offered the ascetic ...

The same night the villagers, once again men only, start cooking food items, to be offered to the Bo-tree and the Buddha statue at the ancient temple. The following day, ...

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This Bo (Ficus religiosa, Pipal in Hindi) tree is believed to have grown from a branch of the tree in Bodhgaya (in present-day Bihar) under which Gautam Buddha attained enlightenment. The branch was ...

This Bo (Ficus religiosa, Pipal in Hindi) tree is believed to have grown from a branch of the tree in Bodhgaya (in present-day Bihar) under which Gautam Buddha attained enlightenment. The branch was ...