Bodhi2 [=bodhi1] the tree of wisdom, the sacred Bo tree, the fig tree (Assattha, Ficus religiosa) under which Gotama Buddha arrived at perfect knowledge. The tree is near the spot where Buddhagāya is now, about 60 miles fr. Patna. It is regarded by pilgrims as the centre of the world (cp. pathavī -- nābhi mahā -- bodhimaṇḍo Mbvs 79). It is also spoken of as Mahābodhi (e. g. J iv.228; Vism 403). -- Vism 72, 299, 342; DhA i.105; ThA 62; VbhA 473.

 -- angaṇa the courtyard in which the Bo tree stands DA i.191; Vism 188 (˚vatta); VbhA 349. -- tala "Bodhifoundation," i. e. the place or ground of the B. tree, otherwise bodhi -- maṇḍa J i.105; Mhbv 9; DhA i.117. -- pakka fruit of the Bo tree J iv.229. -- pādapa the Bodhi tree Mbhv 1. -- pūjā veneration of, or offerings to the Bo tree Mhbv 81. -- maṇḍa (for ˚maṇḍala) the ground under the Bodhi tree, hence the spot (or "throne"), on which the Buddha was seated at the time of attaining highest enlightenment. The term is only found in very late canonical and post -- canonical literature. Bu ii.65, 183; Vism 203; J iv.228, 232; Mhbv 79; SnA 2, 30, 225, 258, 281, 340, 391, 441; DhA i.86; ii.69; iv.72; ThA 2. Cp. BSk. bodhimaṇḍa Divy 392. -- maha feast in honour of the Bo tree J iv.229. -- mūla the root or foot of the Bo tree SnA 32, 391; cp. Bodhiyā mūle Nd1 172, 458=Ps i.174. -- rukkha the Bodhi tree Vin i.1.