Is the bodhi tree a fig tree?
Score: 4.3/5 (60 votes) Bodhi tree, also called Bo tree, according to Buddhist tradition, the specific sacred fig (Ficus religiosa) under which the Buddha sat when he attained Enlightenment (Bodhi) at Bodh Gaya in Bihar, India.Why did he name the fig tree as the Bodhi tree?Answer: When Goutham Buddh...