Sri Maha Bodhi sacred tree
Cultural Triangle · Anuradhapura

Sri Maha Bodhi sacred tree

The world's oldest historically documented tree, grown from a cutting of the Buddha's bodhi tree.

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Sri Maha Bodhi sacred tree

Planted in 288 BC, the Sri Maha Bodhi is one of Buddhism's most revered relics — a living sapling of the very tree under which the Buddha attained enlightenment. Pilgrims in white circle its terraced platform day and night.

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