Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi

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by Hirushini Dematagoda

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Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, is one of the most sacred and ancient trees in the world. It is a fig tree (Ficus religiosa) believed to have been grown from a cutting of the original Bodhi tree under which Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, attained enlightenment in Bodh Gaya, India. Planted in 288 BC, it is considered the oldest living human-planted tree with a known planting date. The site is a major pilgrimage destination for Buddhists and is surrounded by a temple complex that includes several other important religious monuments.

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